Jason Brown v. Carmen Palmer

OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Jason Brown was convicted in a Michigan state court of armed robbery and ear- jacking under an aiding and abetting theory. After exhausting his state-court remedies, he sought a writ of habeas corpus in the federal district court. The district court granted Brown an unconditional writ of habeas corpus on the basis that the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Brown aided and abetted the crimes committed by the unidentified gunman. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

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