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One of the men convicted in the death of Michael Jordan’s father James could soon be getting a new trial after being locked up for over 20 years.
James Jordan was killed during a carjacking attempt in 1993 near Lumberton, NC. One of the man who was convicted of the murder has proclaimed his innocence for a long time, and now his attorneys are working to get his conviction overturned. Attorneys for Daniel Green admit that he did help to dispose of Jordan’s body, but had nothing to do with the actual murder.
However, after the killing, the police found the murder weapon— a Smith & Wesson handgun— inside a vacuum cleaner in Green’s bedroom.
Court documents claim new discoveries, including mishandled evidence, a pivotal recanted statement, and plenty of other twists raise questions about Green’s involvement in the murder, notes the Charlotte Observer:
Now, the Durham-based defense team says it has new evidence that challenges major parts of the prosecution’s case, while bolstering their request for a new trial. They claim that misleading testimony and misconduct by the prosecutor and jury helped send Green to prison for a murder he did not commit.
This story is still developing…
