BAKERSFIELD, CA - Attorney Daniel Rodriguez has released a statement regarding the criminal case against Bryan Oliver. Judge John Lua declared a mistrial in the criminal case on Tuesday.
Oliver is accused of shooting Bowe Cleveland at Taft Union High School in January 2013. Rodriguez represents Bowe Cleveland in a civil case against the Taft Union High School District. Oliver's criminal trial is set to resume in January 2015.
Media statement from Attorney Daniel Rodriguez.
Trials are hard on everyone.
They’re hard on the jurors.
They’re hard on the witnesses.
But, most of all, they’re hard on the victims.
And, this trial was especially hard on the victim.
A victim that needed protection and love.
But, instead what the victim was given was rejection.
Instead, he was made out to be a bully.
And, some people even went so far as to make him the villain in the case.
And, despite what the criminal defense lawyer may have claimed.
When we drilled down; when we took a hard look at the evidence, this is what we got:
Straight from the horse’s mouth, straight from Bryan Oliver’s mouth:
He said that Bowe Cleveland “annoyed” him.
So, let me ask this:
Does that excuse Bryan Oliver from taking a 12 gauge shotgun and blasting Bowe Cleveland in the chest at almost point blank range?
That’s why the Cleveland family feels so disappointed.
It’s hard for them to feel that any kind of real justice was done in this case.
Oliver is accused of shooting Bowe Cleveland at Taft Union High School in January 2013. Rodriguez represents Bowe Cleveland in a civil case against the Taft Union High School District. Oliver's criminal trial is set to resume in January 2015.
Media statement from Attorney Daniel Rodriguez.
Trials are hard on everyone.
They’re hard on the jurors.
They’re hard on the witnesses.
But, most of all, they’re hard on the victims.
And, this trial was especially hard on the victim.
A victim that needed protection and love.
But, instead what the victim was given was rejection.
Instead, he was made out to be a bully.
And, some people even went so far as to make him the villain in the case.
And, despite what the criminal defense lawyer may have claimed.
When we drilled down; when we took a hard look at the evidence, this is what we got:
Straight from the horse’s mouth, straight from Bryan Oliver’s mouth:
He said that Bowe Cleveland “annoyed” him.
So, let me ask this:
Does that excuse Bryan Oliver from taking a 12 gauge shotgun and blasting Bowe Cleveland in the chest at almost point blank range?
That’s why the Cleveland family feels so disappointed.
It’s hard for them to feel that any kind of real justice was done in this case.