Jury Deadlocked In Corey Miller Murder Trial

05:42 PM CDT on Monday, August 10, 2009

Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News
pmurphy@wwltv.com

NEW ORLEANS – The jury in the murder trial of rapper Corey Miller is having a tough time reaching a verdict, according to a note sent to the judge, but they'll continue deliberating for at least a few more hours or until they come to a consensus. KEEP READING

11 Jurors Seated In Miller Trial

by Paul Purpura, The Times-Picayune
Monday August 03, 2009, 10:50 PM

Jury selection resumes Tuesday in Corey "C-Murder" Miller's retrial, after attorneys tentatively selected 11 jurors during more than nine hours of questioning Monday that focused on whether pretrial publicity has left them unable to fairly assess the facts of the case.

Miller is charged with second-degree murder in the Jan. 12, 2002, shooting death of Steve Thomas, 16, a fan of the rapper's who was shot in the heart during a fight in the now-closed Platinum Club in Harvey. If convicted of the charge, Miller, 38, will spend the rest of his life in prison. Keep Reading