Jordan v. State

The evidence, including the 11-year-old victim's testimony, photographic evidence and testimony from a sexual assault nurse examiner supported the defendant's convictions.

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Following a trial by jury, Daniel Jordan was convicted of rape, two counts of aggravated child molestation, and two counts of child molestation related to incidents involving his ex-girlfriend’s daughter, A. L. Jordan now appeals these convictions, contending that the evidence was insufficient to sustain them. For the reasons set forth infra, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict,1 the record reflects that during the time in question, Jordan lived with his girlfriend and her three children, including A. L. The girlfriend and her children relocated to Georgia after Hurricane Katrina, and by all accounts, life in the household was tumultuous. Both A. L. and her mother described incidences of domestic violence involving Jordan, including the mother being struck in front of the children, Jordan holding a gun to the mother’s head, and Jordan threatening to burn down the home with the children inside. Additionally, the mother testified to severely beating A. L. and A. L.’s younger brother when the two exhibited sexual curiosity, including an occasion in which she caught A. L. watching Jordan masturbate to pornography in the living room late one night.2 The mother also admitted to using marijuana and cocaine, with both herself and Jordan being high “most of the time”; maintaining a large collection of pornography in the home; engaging in threesomes with Jordan and women the two picked up in nightclubs, and utilizing a 24-hour daycare center to facilitate this endeavor; and otherwise “not paying attention to the kids like she should have.” Nevertheless, A. L.’s mother became suspicious of Jordan when she caught him watching pornography and masturbating in A. L.’s bedroom when the child was not present.

Jordan v. State

The evidence, including the 11-year-old victim's testimony, photographic evidence and testimony from a sexual assault nurse examiner supported the defendant's convictions.

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