Miller was convicted in 2003, but former Judge Martha Sassone granted him a new trial after she found that prosecutors improperly withheld criminal background information on three witnesses from the defense. The state Supreme Court sided with Sassone in 2006, and she then set a $500,000 bond for Miller and ordered him into house arrest.
Things took a turn for the worse For C Murder's Murder Case
C-Murder's Club Shooting Surveillance Footage by mixtapemonster In 2002, C-Murder, a former No Limit Records’ artist, was accused of second degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for the death of a 16-year-old fan while at a night club in Louisiana. After a not-so-speedy trial, the judge presiding over the case demanded a verdict from the jury. The jury returned with a 10-2 guilty verdict, and the judge sentenced C-Murder to life in prison.
Chris Miller appealed the verdict stating that he had been denied a fair trial. Miller claimed that the prosecutors prevented black people from sitting on the jury, and that the judge allowed “prejudicial and unsubstantiated” testimony. Most importantly, he believed that the presiding judge should have granted a mistrial after the jury could not initially reach a verdict.
Incarcerated rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller spoke on spending his time behind bars after being sentenced to life in prison last summer
"I'm holding up pretty good here at Angola [State prison in Louisiana]," C-Murder wrote in a letter. "I work out regularly and participate in all sports leagues. Of course I hate it, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do. Life is short and the time you waste in jail can never be replaced. I'm asking you guys to take heed to my situation and better yourselves to live a positive and productive life." (All Hip Hop)
Unfortunately for Miller, his case will not be re-opened by the Supreme Court. According toAP via USNews the court "has decided to no longer deal with the issue of constitutional law as it pertains to the requirement of federal juries to reach unanimous verdicts in criminal cases, but allows states to have different rules." As it turns out, Louisiana and Oregon are the only states that allow for non-unanimous convictions for crimes like second degree murder.
Things took a turn for the worse For C Murder's Murder Case
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court rejected the appeal of the rapper C-Murder (born as Chris Miller), who is currently serving a life sentence in prison.
C-Murder's Club Shooting Surveillance Footage by mixtapemonster In 2002, C-Murder, a former No Limit Records’ artist, was accused of second degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for the death of a 16-year-old fan while at a night club in Louisiana. After a not-so-speedy trial, the judge presiding over the case demanded a verdict from the jury. The jury returned with a 10-2 guilty verdict, and the judge sentenced C-Murder to life in prison.
Incarcerated rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller spoke on spending his time behind bars after being sentenced to life in prison last summer
"I'm holding up pretty good here at Angola [State prison in Louisiana]," C-Murder wrote in a letter. "I work out regularly and participate in all sports leagues. Of course I hate it, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do. Life is short and the time you waste in jail can never be replaced. I'm asking you guys to take heed to my situation and better yourselves to live a positive and productive life." (All Hip Hop)
Unfortunately for Miller, his case will not be re-opened by the Supreme Court. According toAP via USNews the court "has decided to no longer deal with the issue of constitutional law as it pertains to the requirement of federal juries to reach unanimous verdicts in criminal cases, but allows states to have different rules." As it turns out, Louisiana and Oregon are the only states that allow for non-unanimous convictions for crimes like second degree murder.
C-Murder’s rap career consists of several solo albums and collaborative projects with TRU, the rapping trio composed of himself and his brothers, Master P and Silkk The Shocker. In 2010, C-Murder presented his latest project entitled Tomorrow, his first body of work released while in prison.
Former No Limit Records artist Mystikal recently spoke on Murder's legal woes.
"I haven't had a chance to speak with [Master P] since I been back though," Mystikal told DJ Whoo Kid in an interview. "I ain't get a chance to holla at him yet. I hollered at C before his [case] went the way it did, you know. We gonna see if we can work on that too, I can't let him sit in there like that. He still got some breathing room, he got a little fight left in him." (Radio Planet TV)
Master P Speaks Out last fall about his brother, C-Murder, doing time behind bars.
"Your image can get you incarcerated and take a lot of things away from you," P explained. "I think he realizes that right now and he definitely will be fighting an appeal but it takes times. It might take two to three years. He's innocent from his crimes, everybody knows that but that goes to show you how your image and all the stuff from your past -- it makes others think 'Oh, you know this guy's name is C-Murder, so he's guilty.' They don't even look at, 'Oh you wasn't in the club, you didn't pull the trigger.' Man, your image can really describe your life." (SOHH)
C-Murder's financial issues have reportedly landed him the help of two Harvard attorneys who have agreed to assist with his appeal. But it seems that with all the help he garnered it would prove not to be enough in the end .
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