C-MURDER GETS LIFE FOR MURDER: Master P's younger brother convicted of killing 16-year-old-boy.
C-Murder
(Oct. 1, 2003) *Last year at the Image Awards, we remember asking Master P about his brother, rapper C-Murder, and his arrest for murder. We remember vividly Master P's staunch defense of his brother, which is what anyone would expect. But today, we can't help but wonder how he's taking the news of C-Murder's conviction.
The court in Gretna, LA has sentenced Corey Miller, AKA C-Murder, to spend life in prison after a conviction of second-degree murder in the nightclub shooting of a 16-year-old boy.
Relatives of C-Murder began sobbing as the verdict was read Tuesday and were escorted out of the courtroom. Miller is the younger brother of Master P.
Their father, Percy Miller Sr., said the family would seek an appeal.
"My son didn't do that," he said.
Miller Senior was referring to Steve Thomas, who was beaten and fatally shot Jan. 12, 2002, during a fight outside the Platinum Club in Harvey.
"Now Steve can rest in peace," his father, George, said after the verdict.
Assistant District Attorney Douglas W. Freese said he was satisfied with the verdict. The conviction has an automatic life sentence.
"I believe the killer has been put where he belongs."
Before they began deliberations Tuesday, jurors were told they could find Miller, 30, innocent of second-degree murder but guilty of manslaughter in Thomas' death.
But Assistant District Attorney Roger Jordan urged them to convict on the more serious charge. "Miller's a murderer. He's a killer. He took away something you can't give back — Steve's life," Jordan said.
Interestingly, defense attorney Ronald J. Rokosky argued to no avail that investigators botched the case, finding only two witnesses who could identify Miller as the gunman out of 150 people in the club.
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