Opinion ID: 1690126
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 22

Heading: should the jury have been allowed to consider both the kidnapping and the pecuniary gain aggravating circumstances?

Text: ś 130. Jordan raises three issues under this assignment of error. First, he claims that the kidnapping aggravator doubled up with the especially heinous aggravator. This issue has already been discussed above. See Issue II. Second, Jordan alleges that submitting both a kidnapping and pecuniary gain instruction to the jury violated his right to due process and is an ex post facto application. This Court and the Fifth Circuit have already decided this issue adversely to Jordan. Jordan v. Watkins, 681 F.2d at 1079; Jordan v. State, 464 So.2d at 482. Therefore, the issue is barred and without merit. Third, Jordan claims that the kidnapping instruction doubled up with the pecuniary gain instruction. Again, we have already decided this issue adversely to Jordan. Jordan v. State, 464 So.2d at 478-79. Therefore, the issue is both without merit and procedurally barred.