District Court, N.D. Alabama April 26, 2011, Case No. 4:08-cv-01576-IPJ-RRA (West v. Allen)

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

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