Allison

I. BACKGROUND/PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

On September 9, 2014, Oliver, along with co-defendants Michael Roessler and Justin Wilson, was charged with first-degree murder (Count 1), conspiracy to commit murder (Count 2), and assault with a deadly weapon or with force likely to cause great bodily injury (Count 6)2 after Oliver brought Roessler a gun, which Roessler used to shoot and kill Michael Lawrence, a man with whom Roessler had earlier been involved in an argument. The information alleged as to Counts 1 and 2 that a principal was armed with a firearm during the commission of the offense. Oliver pleaded not guilty, denied the enhancement allegations, and proceeded to a jury

Patrick Eaton is substituted for Kathleen Allison as Warden, Sierra Conservation Center. FED. R. CIV. P. 25(d). The remaining charges were alleged solely against the co-defendants. trial. On direct appeal of his conviction, the California Court of Appeals recounted the following facts underlying the charges against Oliver and the evidence presented at trial: In June 2013, Lawrence lived with his wife, E., and two daughters in a small neighborhood located in the rural outskirts of Manteca. A fence…