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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 FORREST HENRY GILLIAM, No. 2:24-cv-1613 WBS AC P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 PATRICK COVELLO, Warden, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a California state prisoner proceeding through court-appointed counsel with 18 an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The action proceeds on 19 the amended petition filed on February 14, 2025, ECF No. 20, which challenges a 2022 jury 20 finding that petitioner was legally sane at the time of the 2018 shooting which resulted in his 21 conviction for first degree murder and related offenses. Respondent has answered, ECF No. 28, 22 and petitioner has filed a traverse, ECF No. 31. 23 BACKGROUND 24 I. Proceedings in the Trial Court 25 A. Preliminary Proceedings and Competency 26 On October 16, 2018, petitioner was charged by criminal complaint with the murder of 27 Gloria Navarro, the attempted murder of Steven Navarro, and related…