Jordan v. State

Thompson, Justice.

James Randall Jordan was convicted by a jury of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The felony murder was merged into the malice murder conviction, and sentence was imposed on all other counts. Jordan appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentences entered thereon, asserting primarily that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a custodial statement taken after he had invoked his right to counsel, and in refusing to allow Loretta Leyva to assert a marital privilege on the basis of a…