Legal Opinion
West v. Allen
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided April 26, 2011No. Case No. 4:08-cv-01576-IPJ-RRAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
INGE PRYTZ JOHNSON, District Judge.
This action seeks habeas corpus relief with respect to Petitioner Geoffrey Todd West’s (“West” or “Petitioner”) state court conviction and death sentence on a charge of capital murder. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2006). All of the claims have been briefed to the Court, and the petition is ready for adjudication.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
A. The Offense
The following summary of the evidence relevant to the offense is taken from the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals’ opinion on direct appeal. West v. State, 793 So.2d 870, 873 (Ala.Crim.App.2000). To the…
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