West v. State

After a jury trial, James West was convicted of robbery with a firearm and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The robbery occurred at a convenience store, where a security camera recorded the incident on videotape. The only eyewitness was the store clerk, who testified that two robbers wore ski hats covering their faces.

The clerk recognized West’s voice because he often came to the store and had been there earlier the same day to get change for a five dollar bill. The clerk told the officer who responded to the store that “he recognized the suspect’s voice as somebody he believed…