State of West Virginia v. Antonio Prophet

Petitioner Antonio Prophet appeals his convictions in the Circuit Court of Berkeley County of two counts of first-degree murder, both without a recommendation of mercy, and one count of arson. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the petitioner’s convictions.

I. FACTS

A summary of the facts that are relevant to the petitioner’s assignments of error is as follows. One of the victims in this case, Angela Devonshire, 22 years of age, was the girlfriend of the petitioner. There was testimony that Angela was addicted to heroin and was scheduled to enter a rehabilitation facility. Angela lived…