ST PAUL, Minn — A man found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder under an aiding-and-abetting theory of criminal liability had his conviction overturned by the Supreme Court of Minnesota.
The case against Ibrahim Abdiaziz Isaac stems from the September 2021 death of Abdi Abdi in Moorhead. According to the criminal complaint, Abdi was shot and killed by Idris Abdillahi Haji-Mohamed.
Isaac was not present when the murder happened, but court documents allege Isaac provided the ammunition to Haji-Mohamed. It also alleges Isaac drove Haji-Mohamed to Moorhead, and picked him up after the shooting.
In a decision published Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Minnesota overturned Isaac's guilt, saying the circumstantial evidence was insufficient to support conviction for first-degree premeditated murder under an aiding-and-abetting theory of criminal liability.
According to new court documents, judges concluded the State presented "insufficient evidence because, when the circumstances proved are viewed as a whole, a rational hypothesis exists that Isaac only learned about the shooter’s plan after the murder occurred and, therefore, did not have the required knowledge or intent for aiding-and-abetting liability."
