Allen

BACKGROUND

Allen and his co-conspirators robbed the Community Bank in Pasadena, California, of $21,619. The plan was organized by Larry Washington and his longtime friend, Derrick O’Neal. The two of them, along with co-conspirator Edward Warren, drove to Pasadena the day before the robbery and selected Community Bank as the target. O’Neal recruited three co-conspirators to assist with the robbery, and Washing- ton told O’Neal that Washington “was going to bring a crew that he had used in another robbery.” According to FBI Spe- cial Agent Taglioretti’s testimony, he was informed by O’Neal of Washington’s prior statement to O’Neal that Wash- ington recruited Jerry Hughes, Allen, and another individual.

On the morning of the robbery, all involved, including Allen, met in front of Warren’s home to organize and discuss the logistics of the robbery. The use of firearms was dis- cussed, and Washington took a bag full of guns out of his Pathfinder truck, around which all the participants had gath- ered. Hughes also displayed his gun during the meeting. The meeting ended when Warren’s mother began looking out the window of the home. 1 Telephone records indicate that Washington called…