Juries see Cee Vee robbery video

Both juries are now in deliberation and will decide the fate of the two men.

A third suspect, Tristan Darnell Allan, is representing himself and awaits trial. He is White's brother.

All three defendants face life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted of first-degree murder.

The surveillance video was the crux of prosecutor Dan Detienne's evidence. It shows the alleged gunman, face partially veiled by a blue bandanna, jump the counter and fatally shoot store owner Hall, 54, in the face and clerk Gregorio, 25, in the back of the neck before fleeing the store.

Both Hall and Gregorio complied with their assailants during the robbery and kept their hands in the air, Detienne said.

"What Christopher White did was a cold, calculated killing. Actually, it was an execution of two people just trying to do their job," Detienne said. "And for what? Some petty cash and a handful of lottery tickets."

Two of the suspects tried cashing in the lottery tickets at a 7-Eleven in Corona following the robbery, which was one of the factors that led to their capture.

White's attorney, Richard Crouter, said it wasn't in dispute as to whether or not White killed the two men, but rather White's intent.

He said White was coerced to commit the robbery, and was told the gun he was using, a .22-caliber pistol, was not powerful enough to kill anyone.

"He was in a situation where he was led, and to a certain extent, coerced by a number of older people, one his brother," Crouter said.

White shot Hall and Gregorio because he thought they were going to "jump him," and he panicked, Crouter said.

He said the evidence justifies, at most, a conviction of voluntary or involuntary manslaughter.

For Hall's and Gregorio's relatives, having to sit through the horrific surveillance footage of the robbery over and over again has been one of the most emotionally taxing experiences of their lives.

"It's very emotionally draining, but we have to go through it, for Brian's sake," said Gregorio's mother, Evangeline Gregorio, after Monday's proceedings.

She doesn't buy Crouter's argument that White was forced to commit the robbery, or that he was acting in self-defense.

"Those guys had their own choice, and they chose to kill," Gregorio said. "My son wasn't given a chance."

Hall's niece, Melissa Romo, said it was very discouraging to hear Crouter's theories on coercion and self-defense.

"It's kind of insulting to the families," Romo said. "We're just glad it's almost over."