Michael Jordan's Father's Murder Case Could Be Brought to Trial Again
Daniel Andre Green has appealed for a new trial after he was convicted of killing Michael Jordan's father, James Jordan, in 1993.
According to the Fayetteville Observer's Paul Woolverton, Green is asking for a new trial on the grounds of juror and law enforcement misconduct.
Woolverton reported jury foreperson Paula Locklear signed an affidavit saying she violated a judge's orders by visiting the scene of the murder.
"This visit influenced my interpretation of the evidence and played a role in my deliberations of the case," the affidavit says, per Woolverton. "Specifically, based on my visit to the scene, I came to believe that Mr. Jordan had died in South Carolina at the location where his body was discovered."
Green, 42, is also alleging misconduct by law enforcement after the district attorney "misled the jury by exaggerating the blood test results and also hid blood tests that were inconclusive."
A hearing was held Wednesday in front of Superior Court Judge Michael Beale to consider Green's argument.
Green, who was convicted in March 1996, is currently serving a life sentence in prison. Larry Martin Demery, 41, was also sentenced to life in prison. However, Demery is now eligible for parole.
