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| Rapper Sentenced To Life In Prison |
| By cbsnews.com |
| Published: 08/19/2009 |
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(AP) Clad in an orange jail jumpsuit and with shackles on his hands and ankles, rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller stood silently as he was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the shooting death of a teenager in 2002. District Judge Hans Liljeberg gave Miller the mandatory life sentence, days after a jury convicted the rapper of second-degree murder. At least 20 uniformed officers surrounded the 38-year-old Miller as he shuffled into court and remained until he was led back to jail. Miller was convicted of shooting 16-year-old fan Steve Thomas at a now-closed nightclub in Harvey after a confrontation during a rap contest. It was the second time that a jury convicted Miller in the case, but a 2003 conviction was overturned. Before he handed down the sentence, the judge denied a request by Miller's attorney Ron Rakosky for a new trial. Then Thomas' parents took the stand to testify about the damage the murder had done to them. "We still cry every day for our baby," Dolores Thomas said, weeping. "We never got to see him graduate, go to the prom, get married. We won't have a grandchild to love." Thomas's father, George Thomas, said holding in the pain of his son's murder led to a heart attack which left him in intensive care for four months. Then he turned to address the Miller family and friends in the courtroom directly. "I'm sorry for you, but you can see him," he said. "You can talk to him. What do we have? All we can look at are photos and a grave." Read More. |
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