(HC) Pollard v. St. Andre

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM POLLARD, No. 2:24-cv-1747 WBS AC (P) Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ROB ST. ANDRE, Warden, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a California state prisoner proceeding through counsel with an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The action proceeds on the petition filed on June 20, 2024, ECF No. 1, which challenges petitioner’s 2020 conviction for multiple counts of assault with a deadly weapon and related offenses. Respondent has answered, ECF No. 12, and petitioner has filed a traverse, ECF No. 15. BACKGROUND I. Proceedings in the Trial Court A. Preliminary Proceedings Petitioner was charged in San Joaquin County with five counts of attempted murder and related offenses arising from a drive-by shooting into a moving vehicle. I CT 97-118 (ECF No. 11-1 at 116-137) (Information). //// B. The Evidence Presented at…