State v. Jordan

hThe defendant, Samuel Jordan, was found guilty of the first degree murder of L.K., his infant daughter. Because the jury was unable to reach a decision regarding the imposition of the death penalty, Jordan received the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment at hard labor, without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Jordan now appeals his conviction on the grounds that he was prejudiced by the state’s introduction of evidence of prior bad acts, that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress statements he made to law enforcement officers, and that the trial…