Joseph Edward Jordan, Appellant v. State of Florida, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed Jordan’s convictions for first-degree felony murder and robbery with a firearm or other deadly weapon, as well as his death sentence. It held that the prosecutor’s comments did not warrant a mistrial, the heinous, atrocious, or cruel aggravator and victim-impact evidence were properly considered, the trial court properly rejected the impaired-capacity mitigator, the death sentence was proportionate, and Florida’s capital-sentencing scheme was not unconstitutional under Ring. The court also independently determined that competent, substantial evidence supported both convictions.