No. 19-8020October Term 2019Decided Apr 20, 2020
Jordan v. United States
This case involves a criminal defendant who was prevented from testifying about certain details that would have helped his own defense because that testimony would have harmed his codefendant's case.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a criminal defendant who was prevented from testifying about certain details that would have helped his own defense because that testimony would have harmed his codefendant's case.
Question presented
Whether the trial court's order granting a request by the accused's codefendant to prohibit the accused from testifying about details that were exculpatory to the accused but prejudicial to his codefendant constituted an impermissible limitation on the accused's right to testify in his own behalf as set forth in Rock v?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided April 20, 2020
The Court released its decision on April 20, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 25, 2026
- Method
- Methodology