Case Name: Michael GEORGE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Bonita J. HOFFNER, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-03-08
Citations: 682 F. App'x 381
Docket Number: Case No. 16-2190
Parties: Michael GEORGE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Bonita J. HOFFNER, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: BEFORE: MERRITT, COOK, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 682
Pages: 381–381

Head Matter:
Michael GEORGE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Bonita J. HOFFNER, Respondent-Appellee.
Case No. 16-2190
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Filed March 08, 2017
Peter Jon Van Hoek, State Appellate Defender Office, Detroit, MI, for Petitioner-Appellant
Andrea M. Christensen-Brown, Office of the Attorney General of Michigan, Lansing, MI, for Respondent-Appellee
BEFORE: MERRITT, COOK, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
COOK, Circuit Judge.
Michigan state prisoner Michael George seeks relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his jury trial convictions for first-degree murder, insurance fraud, false pretenses, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He alleges in part that there was insufficient evidence at trial to prove that he committed the crimes. The district court denied his petition, but granted a certificate of appeala-bility on his sufficiency-of-the-evidence claim. We have evaluated this claim in light of the record, governing law, and parties' briefs-. We find that the district court opinion on this issue expresses our view and that the issuance of a detailed opinion by this court would be duplicative and serve no useful purpose. Accordingly, we AFFIRM the district court's judgment denying George's § 2254 sufficiency-of-the-evidence claim for the reasons stated in that court's July 22, 2016 order.