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Barely a month after being released from house arrest, C-Murder, who now prefers to go by Corey Miller, has been ordered back into home confinement.
Miller was released from home incarceration on July 14.
The New Orleans bred rapper had been under house arrest since he was released on bond in March, after the Louisiana Supreme Court overturned his murder conviction and accepted his request for a new trial.
Miller was convicted of second-degree murder in 2003, for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Steve Thomas, 16, outside the now-defunct Platinum Club in Louisiana.
Prior to his release from house arrest in July, prosecutors were trying to get Miller put back in jail for violating the terms of the home confinement program.
Prosecutors alleged that Miller violated terms of his house arrest several times, which include going to a drive-in restaurant, coming home late from a court-authorized trip and being out of range on two occasions from electronic monitoring equipment.
Judge Martha Sassone, who set Miller's bond in March, said she didn't agree with the prosecutor's allegations and turned down their request to put the 35 year old rapper back in jail. She then granted Miller the freedom to move in Jefferson and Orleans parishes, provided he was in residence from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Sassone's new order to put Miller back in house arrest comes two days after a state appeals court ruled that her decision to remove the rapper from home confinement was improper.
After Miller's release from arrest, prosecutors appealed Sassone's decision, arguing to the Fifth Circuit that she abused her wide discretion in making the decision.
A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit found "inadequate support" for the prosecutors' arguments of house arrest violations and ruled that Sassone did not abuse her discretion.
Until his retrial, Miller is not allowed to leave his home at any time, except for a court hearing this month. Attorneys from both sides have not issued comment on the order.
Source: sohh.com
Miller was released from home incarceration on July 14.
The New Orleans bred rapper had been under house arrest since he was released on bond in March, after the Louisiana Supreme Court overturned his murder conviction and accepted his request for a new trial.
Miller was convicted of second-degree murder in 2003, for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Steve Thomas, 16, outside the now-defunct Platinum Club in Louisiana.
Prior to his release from house arrest in July, prosecutors were trying to get Miller put back in jail for violating the terms of the home confinement program.
Prosecutors alleged that Miller violated terms of his house arrest several times, which include going to a drive-in restaurant, coming home late from a court-authorized trip and being out of range on two occasions from electronic monitoring equipment.
Judge Martha Sassone, who set Miller's bond in March, said she didn't agree with the prosecutor's allegations and turned down their request to put the 35 year old rapper back in jail. She then granted Miller the freedom to move in Jefferson and Orleans parishes, provided he was in residence from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Sassone's new order to put Miller back in house arrest comes two days after a state appeals court ruled that her decision to remove the rapper from home confinement was improper.
After Miller's release from arrest, prosecutors appealed Sassone's decision, arguing to the Fifth Circuit that she abused her wide discretion in making the decision.
A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit found "inadequate support" for the prosecutors' arguments of house arrest violations and ruled that Sassone did not abuse her discretion.
Until his retrial, Miller is not allowed to leave his home at any time, except for a court hearing this month. Attorneys from both sides have not issued comment on the order.
Source: sohh.com
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