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Thursday October 02, 2003
By Joe Darby
Corey Miller, whose stage name is C-Murder, was found guilty by a Jefferson Parish jury Tuesday night of the second-degree murder of Steve Thomas, 16, at the now-defunct Platinum Club in Harvey.
East Baton Rouge and Jefferson Parish prosecutors said they will wait until rap performer C-Murder is sentenced to life in prison for killing a Harvey teenager before deciding whether to pursue additional charges of attempted murder, public bribery and conspiracy in their jurisdictions
Judge Martha Sassone of the 24th Judicial District Court has not set a sentencing date, but the mandatory penalty for second-degree murder is life in prison.
Defense attorneys have said they will file motions for a new trial.
When Thomas was killed Jan. 12, 2002, Miller was out on bond in connection with an Aug. 14, 2001, incident at Club Raggs in Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge police said Miller fired a handgun at club owner Norman Sparrow and bouncer Daryl Jackson after they told him he could not enter the nightspot until he was searched for a weapon.
The weapon twice malfunctioned, but Miller fired a round into the floor, then fled, officers said. He later surrendered to police and was booked with two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
East Baton Rouge Parish prosecutor Brenda O'Neal said Wednesday that she will wait until Miller is sentenced in Jefferson before deciding whether to try him on the attempted murder charge, which carries a penalty of 10 to 50 years in prison.
Miller, 32, has not yet been formally charged or arraigned in Baton Rouge, she said.
"I'm going to consider trying him because, even though he'd already be sentenced to life, another conviction could weigh in the eyes of a pardon board years down the road," O'Neal said.
Miller also faces four counts in Jefferson Parish; he is accused of trying to bribe two sheriff's deputies to smuggle a cell phone for him into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center.
Miller faces trial on charges of introduction of contraband into a prison, conspiracy to introduce contraband, public bribery and conspiracy to commit public bribery. The conspiracy charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 months, and the other charges are punishable by up to five years.
Jefferson prosecutor Doug Freese also said he will await Miller's sentencing for the murder before deciding whether to proceed with the other charges against him.
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-1/106510831251640.xml
By Joe Darby
Corey Miller, whose stage name is C-Murder, was found guilty by a Jefferson Parish jury Tuesday night of the second-degree murder of Steve Thomas, 16, at the now-defunct Platinum Club in Harvey.
East Baton Rouge and Jefferson Parish prosecutors said they will wait until rap performer C-Murder is sentenced to life in prison for killing a Harvey teenager before deciding whether to pursue additional charges of attempted murder, public bribery and conspiracy in their jurisdictions
Judge Martha Sassone of the 24th Judicial District Court has not set a sentencing date, but the mandatory penalty for second-degree murder is life in prison.
Defense attorneys have said they will file motions for a new trial.
When Thomas was killed Jan. 12, 2002, Miller was out on bond in connection with an Aug. 14, 2001, incident at Club Raggs in Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge police said Miller fired a handgun at club owner Norman Sparrow and bouncer Daryl Jackson after they told him he could not enter the nightspot until he was searched for a weapon.
The weapon twice malfunctioned, but Miller fired a round into the floor, then fled, officers said. He later surrendered to police and was booked with two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
East Baton Rouge Parish prosecutor Brenda O'Neal said Wednesday that she will wait until Miller is sentenced in Jefferson before deciding whether to try him on the attempted murder charge, which carries a penalty of 10 to 50 years in prison.
Miller, 32, has not yet been formally charged or arraigned in Baton Rouge, she said.
"I'm going to consider trying him because, even though he'd already be sentenced to life, another conviction could weigh in the eyes of a pardon board years down the road," O'Neal said.
Miller also faces four counts in Jefferson Parish; he is accused of trying to bribe two sheriff's deputies to smuggle a cell phone for him into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center.
Miller faces trial on charges of introduction of contraband into a prison, conspiracy to introduce contraband, public bribery and conspiracy to commit public bribery. The conspiracy charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 months, and the other charges are punishable by up to five years.
Jefferson prosecutor Doug Freese also said he will await Miller's sentencing for the murder before deciding whether to proceed with the other charges against him.
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