Jury Chooses Life Sentence For Jordan’s Killer

A jury chose life in prison instead of the death penalty Tuesday for the man who killed Michael Jordan’s father and then paraded around town in the dead man’s car.

Following the jury’s recommendation, a judge sentenced Daniel Green, 21, to life in prison for murder during the commission of a robbery and 10 years for conspiracy to commit robbery. The sentences must be served consecutively.

Daniel Green, 21, was convicted Feb. 29 in the slaying of James Jordan, who was shot as he napped in his car along a highway on July 23, 1993.

Green claimed witnesses lied, and called the judicial process “about as sacred as the red-light district in New Orleans.”

“I know it may seem cliche but I did not kill Mr. Jordan, I did not rob Mr. Jordan,” Green told jurors after they were polled to make certain their verdict was unanimous.