C-Murder Sentenced To Life In Prison

C-Murder gets earful from parents of teenager he is convicted of killing
by Paul Purpura and C.J. Lin, The Times-Picayune
Friday August 14, 2009, 6:24 PM

Barred by a gag order for more than seven years from speaking about the killing of their son, the parents of the Avondale teen shot to death in a Harvey nightclub publicly addressed Corey "C-Murder" Miller for the first time Friday, before the rapper was sentenced to life in prison for murder. KEEP READING

Corey Miller Jury Selection Update

Bucking attorneys' expectations that selecting jurors could take all week, a jury of eight women and four men was seated Tuesday afternoon for rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller's retrial, clearing the way for testimony to begin this morning. 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