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Rapper C-Murder is getting a little more time before he will head to court for his murder re-trial after problems with jurors came up, reports the Associated Press.
The 36-year-old rapper (real name: Corey Miller) will now wait until June 9 to begin trial, pushed back from its original date of February 11, after Miller, his attorney and prosecutors met with Judge Martha Sassone privately on Tuesday (January 29) and agreed to move the date.
Miller is charged with the second-degree murder of 16-year-old Steve Thomas, who he is accused of shooting in the chest after an argument at the now-defunct Platinum Club in Harvey, Louisiana in January 2002.
The teen used a fake ID to enter the club.
The rapper was originally convicted in September 2003 for the crime, but the months following Judge Martha Sassone awarded him a new trial after finding that prosecutors improperly withheld background information on three defense witnesses.
Then in 2006, the conviction was overturned by the Louisiana Supreme Court, a $500,000 bond was set for his release while he awaits his second trial.
Since being released, Miller has been on house arrest, but has been given lenience, able to leave his residence to promote his music and a book he wrote while incarcerated.
Currently, a gag order in place prevents lawyers on both sides in the case from publicly discussing details.
Source: ballerstatus.net
The 36-year-old rapper (real name: Corey Miller) will now wait until June 9 to begin trial, pushed back from its original date of February 11, after Miller, his attorney and prosecutors met with Judge Martha Sassone privately on Tuesday (January 29) and agreed to move the date.
Miller is charged with the second-degree murder of 16-year-old Steve Thomas, who he is accused of shooting in the chest after an argument at the now-defunct Platinum Club in Harvey, Louisiana in January 2002.
The teen used a fake ID to enter the club.
The rapper was originally convicted in September 2003 for the crime, but the months following Judge Martha Sassone awarded him a new trial after finding that prosecutors improperly withheld background information on three defense witnesses.
Then in 2006, the conviction was overturned by the Louisiana Supreme Court, a $500,000 bond was set for his release while he awaits his second trial.
Since being released, Miller has been on house arrest, but has been given lenience, able to leave his residence to promote his music and a book he wrote while incarcerated.
Currently, a gag order in place prevents lawyers on both sides in the case from publicly discussing details.
Source: ballerstatus.net