Daniel Green, one of Michael Jordan’s father’s accused killers, might get a retrial in the case as the North Carolina Court of Appeals has overturned the judge’s decision not to allow Green to provide new evidence. He has always maintained not partaking in the murder but admitted to helping Demery dump James Jordan’s body, so the retrial somehow makes sense.
Via SportsKeeda:
James was killed on July 23, 1993, along a North Carolina highway in what was described as a carjacking attempt. The two young men at the time, Larry Martin Demery (17) and Daniel Andre Green (18) were both given life sentences for first-degree murder. Green has maintained that he did not partake in the murder but admitted to helping Demery dump the body. To that effect, he requested a chance to provide new evidence in 2020 but was denied.
However, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has rescinded the judge’s decision. While there is no guarantee that there will be a retrial, the judge will at least look at all the evidence which will be presented by Green’s lawyer.
It was a painful period for Michael Jordan and he would undoubtedly love to put it behind him. But if there is a chance that the wrong person was convicted, then it is worth looking into.
There is a ton of evidence that Green might have been wrongly convicted.
Hundreds of pages of court documents outline Green’s appeals and attempts to get a new hearing, but his case found new light when the NC Center on Actual Innocence joined his side.
For more than a decade, attorneys have added new documents to his motion for a new hearing, with claims ranging from ineffective counsel to violations of due process of law.
The center lists negative blood evidence, a call to the Robeson County sheriff’s drug dealer son from Jordan’s car after the murder, and the lack of a corresponding bullet hole in the shirt Jordan was found wearing as pending claims.
A Superior Court judge in 2020 denied Green’s motion for relief.
The appeals court overturned the judge’s decision so Green’s case now goes back to the trial court, where the evidence will be reconsidered. This does not guarantee a new trial but leaves the possibility open.
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