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The NAACP has denied filing a lawsuit on behalf of Corey Miller, who is appealing a 2nd degree murder conviction to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
“The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has not authorized a lawsuit on behalf of Corey Miller,” NAACP Interim General Counsel Angela Ciccolo told AllHipHop.com. “While the NAACP seeks to promote and guarantee the civil and constitutional rights of African-Americans and other people of color, approval for such a suit has not been given from the National Office. Such approval is required before suits proceed in the name of NAACP.”
Initial reports suggested that the NAACP was involved with the lawsuit, which was filed last Wednesday (April 6th).
While the lawsuit was filed by NAACP Louisiana chapter President Ernest Johnson on Miller’s behalf, the organization has not formally endorsed Miller or his complaints.
The confusion apparently started when Johnson held a news conference last week and released a statement with letter head reading “NAACP Louisiana State Conference.”
The new release also contained several references to the NAACP and Johnson’s office number.
Johnson denied any wrong doing and said that he filed the lawsuit as a private attorney and not as NAACP chapter President.
Miller’s publicist Chiquita Simms told Louisiana newspaper The Advocate that Johnson approved the press release.
“Mr. Johnson requested that I use his title in the release,” Simms said. “We’re saddened by this.”
The lawsuit was filed in Baton Rouge and seeks to overturn an earlier ruling, which denied Miller a retrial in the 2nd degree murder case, for which he is serving a life sentence.
Miller, who recently changed his rap moniker from “C-Murder” to “C-Miller,” was convicted in September of 2003 for shooting a 16-year-old to death in a new defunct Jefferson Parish nightclub in January of 2002.
Miller has denied being the triggerman. His attorney claims he didn’t receive a fair trial due to the prosecutions alleged efforts to bolster their witnesses’ credibility, by expunging some of their criminal records.
Miller’s first appeal was rejected in March. Miller’s attorney said the refusal to grant his client a second trial was politically motivated.
Weeks earlier, Miller released a video filmed while serving out his life sentence and released a new album, The Truest Sh*t I Ever Said, arousing the anger of local authorities.
Source: allhiphop.com
“The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has not authorized a lawsuit on behalf of Corey Miller,” NAACP Interim General Counsel Angela Ciccolo told AllHipHop.com. “While the NAACP seeks to promote and guarantee the civil and constitutional rights of African-Americans and other people of color, approval for such a suit has not been given from the National Office. Such approval is required before suits proceed in the name of NAACP.”
Initial reports suggested that the NAACP was involved with the lawsuit, which was filed last Wednesday (April 6th).
While the lawsuit was filed by NAACP Louisiana chapter President Ernest Johnson on Miller’s behalf, the organization has not formally endorsed Miller or his complaints.
The confusion apparently started when Johnson held a news conference last week and released a statement with letter head reading “NAACP Louisiana State Conference.”
The new release also contained several references to the NAACP and Johnson’s office number.
Johnson denied any wrong doing and said that he filed the lawsuit as a private attorney and not as NAACP chapter President.
Miller’s publicist Chiquita Simms told Louisiana newspaper The Advocate that Johnson approved the press release.
“Mr. Johnson requested that I use his title in the release,” Simms said. “We’re saddened by this.”
The lawsuit was filed in Baton Rouge and seeks to overturn an earlier ruling, which denied Miller a retrial in the 2nd degree murder case, for which he is serving a life sentence.
Miller, who recently changed his rap moniker from “C-Murder” to “C-Miller,” was convicted in September of 2003 for shooting a 16-year-old to death in a new defunct Jefferson Parish nightclub in January of 2002.
Miller has denied being the triggerman. His attorney claims he didn’t receive a fair trial due to the prosecutions alleged efforts to bolster their witnesses’ credibility, by expunging some of their criminal records.
Miller’s first appeal was rejected in March. Miller’s attorney said the refusal to grant his client a second trial was politically motivated.
Weeks earlier, Miller released a video filmed while serving out his life sentence and released a new album, The Truest Sh*t I Ever Said, arousing the anger of local authorities.
Source: allhiphop.com
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