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Rapper C-Murder convicted for 2002 shooting
08/12/2009 4:00 AM, Reuters
Rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller was found guilty of second-degree murder on Tuesday, a verdict stemming from a fan shooting in 2002. He faces a mandatory life sentence. Miller -- a former No Limit rapper and the youngest brother of Master P (Percy Miller) and Silkk the Shocker (Vyshonn Miller) -- had been charged with killing 16-year-old Steve Thomas at a New Orleans nightclub. According to the New Orleans Times Picayune, the jury handed down a 10-2 guilty verdict in the morning (a unanimous vote is not required), but Judge Hans Liljeberg called for more deliberation after questioning the validity of one juror's vote. After returning to the deliberation room, a guilty verdict was reached again in the afternoon. The judge denied a defense motion for a mistrial. Miller was first brought to trial for Thomas' murder in 2003, and he changed his rapper name from "C-Murder" to "C-Miller" in the wake of the charges. He was found guilty and received a life sentence, but that verdict was overturned by the Louisiana Supreme Court in 2006; the rapper subsequently was placed under house arrest. In May, Miller pleaded no contest to separate, second-degree attempted-murder charges after pulling a gun on a bouncer at a Baton Rouge, La., nightclub in 2001. "Life or Death," Miller's 1998 debut album, arrived and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and sold 1 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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