The judge who oversaw the murder case of Michael Jordan‘s father, James Jordan, has made a startling request to parole officials to free the convicted murderer in a trial that has been going on for almost 30 years.
In his plea to the North Carolina state parole board, retired Judge Gregory Weeks, who presided over the 1996 murder trial, urged the commission to free Daniel Green, who was convicted of killing MJ’s father during a failed heist in the mid-1990s.
Judge Weeks claims that a forensic blood expert missed important information throughout the trial, information that might have raised questions about Green’s culpability of the heinous crime.
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Weeks claims the expert witness never informed the court that tests from what seemed to be blood in the car were negative or inconclusive, which he believes could have altered the trial’s verdict.
James, 56, was tragically shot and killed on July 23, 1993, while he was resting in his automobile on the side of a highway in North Carolina. Green allegedly approached the car and shot Michael’s father, killing him, according to the prosecution. Daniel Green, 49, who was 18 when Jordan was slain, received a life sentence and is presently incarcerated at Troy, North Carolina’s Southern Correctional Institute. Green said : “It speaks volumes about this case, and I’m overwhelmingly grateful,”
Before determining whether to release Green, parole officials are now anticipated to consider for weeks or more. Judge Weeks’ request has not received any response from Michael.
