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State v. Jordan

At 5:32 p.m. Amy Jordan left her apartment. At 5:44 p.m. Arthur Moore turned to leave an ATM, only to be shot and killed. At 6:02 p.m. Amy Jordan returned to her apartment. Is it convenient or a coincidence that Amy's .38 caliber handgun was reported stolen eight days prior? According to the State of Nita it is not a coincidence but rather a fact that Amy shot her boyfriend, Arthur, in order to receive the proceeds of a life insurance policy. The case is complicated by the fact that Arthur's wife, Sandra, was the beneficiary for the remainder of the estate. There are four witnesses for both the plaintiff and the defendant--each of whom present largely circumstantial evidence.

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• >> TABLE OF CONTENTS
  CASE FILE CONTENTS
  
  INTRODUCTION
  
  STIPULATIONS
  
  INDICTMENT
  
  POLICE REPORT OF DETECTIVE TRACE RICHARDS
  
  STATEMENTS
  JOE SHAFFER
  SANDRA MOORE
  LEE SANDERS
  LISA WATERMAN
  KIM CROSS
  JOHN CONKLIN
  
  MEMO TO FILE
  
  APPLICABLE NITA STATUTES
  
  PHOTOS
  BIKE PATH
  MOUNTAIN BIKE
  RIDING HELMET
  
  PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTIONS
  
  PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS
  
  JURY VERDICT FORM

• >> AUTHOR
  
  
  • Andrew P. Rodovich
    
    
    • Andrew P. Rodovich is the United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division. He is also an adjunct professor at the Valparaiso University Law School. From 1979 until 1982, Judge Rodovich served as chief deputy prosecutor for Lake County, Indiana. Prior to that he worked in private practice at the firm of Hand, Muenich and Rodovich and had been a referee at the Hammond City Court, Hammond, Indiana. He graduated (with distinction) from the Valparaiso Law School and from Valparaiso University (Pi Sigma Alpha). He is a member of the Indiana Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association and the Federal Magistrate Judges Association.