Jordan v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

Defendant Jason Jordan was convicted of murder and sentenced to a term of 60 years. This direct appeal presents two issues: (1) separation of witnesses and (2) sufficiency of evidence. 1 We affirm the conviction.

The defendant was charged with the shooting death of Melvin Jones in Anderson, Indiana on November 18, 1992. The defendant and an eyewitness testified that the defendant fired a handgun at the decedent. The factual issue at trial was whether or not the defendant was acting in self-defense at the time he killed Jones.

The defendant claims that the evidence presented at…