JUDGE DENIES DELAY IN C-MURDER RETRIAL
Rapper COREY MILLER’s murder retrial will begin proceedings as planned next month (Aug09) despite a jailed pal of the star reportedly confessing to the 2002 crime.
The embattled MC, formerly known as C-Murder, is facing second degree murder charges following the shooting death of 16-year-old Steve Thomas during a brawl at a New Orleans, Louisiana nightclub.
He was convicted in 2003 and handed a life sentence, but it was overturned in 2006 after he had spent three years in a Louisiana prison. A new trial was granted based on claims prosecutors improperly withheld criminal background information on three of their witnesses.
However, the case was thrown into doubt after Juan Flowers, who is serving life behind bars in Georgia for a separate murder, told officers he fired the fatal shot that struck Thomas - not Miller.
Prosecutors requested Miller’s murder trial be delayed to allow them time to investigate the claims, but Judge Hans Liljeberg denied their motion during a court hearing on Monday (20Jul09).
Liljeberg insisted jury selection in Miller’s trial should proceed as scheduled on 3 August (09), while the case will be heard next year, on 12 January, 2010, according to AllHipHop.com.
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