The judge from the trial involving the murder of Michael Jordan’s father, James Jordan, said that he has been haunted by the verdict for nearly 30 years and has asked for the convicted

On Oct. 15, North Carolina judge Gregory Weeks petitioned the state's parole commission asking for the release of Daniel Green, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole following the 1996 trial for the murder of James Jordan. Green was 18 at the time of the murder in 1993 and was convicted of killing Jordan in a robbery gone wrong.

The North Carolina judge who presided over the 1996 murder trial of Michael Jordan's father petitioned Tuesday to release his convicted killer.

The judge who presided over the 1996 murder trial of the men convicted of killing James Jordan, father of NBA legend Michael Jordan, has petitioned for the release of one of those convicted, ABC News reported.

NBA legend Michael Jordan’s father, James Jordan, was murdered in July 1993 on a North Carolina highway while sleeping in his car. Two teenagers, Daniel Green and Larry Demery, were accused and later convicted of the crime.

Daniel Green, who was 18 at the time, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in 1996.

In 1996, Judge Gregory Weeks sentenced Daniel Green to life in prison for the fatal shooting of James Jordan, the father of NBA great Michael Jordan. On Tuesday, Weeks petitioned North Carolina's parole commission to release Green.