Facts of the Crime:
West and his girlfriend were convicted in 1999 of shooting a convenience store clerk to death during a robbery in 1997.
“In the late hours of March 27, 1997, or early morning of March 28, 1997, Geoffrey Todd West and his girlfriend drove to Harold's Chevron located at 2920 Noccalula Parkway. The Defendant had previously been employed at this convenience store. The Defendant previously had expressed to others his intention to rob the Chevron Store and to ‘leave no witnesses,’ ‘kill the person up there.’
“West entered the store armed with a .45 caliber handgun and the circumstances indicate that he held the attendant Berry at gunpoint and took $250.00 from a cookie can where the store money was kept. The medical evidence indicates that Berry was shot in the back of the head while lying prone on the floor behind the counter of the store. According to the medical examiner, the ‘wound would cause rapid incapacitation and a very rapid death.’ ”
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