NAACP Wants Supreme Court Help for C-Murder

AllHipHop Reports

The NAACP is now involved in Corey “C-Murder” Miller’s homicide case, requesting that the Supreme Court step in over evidence of jury tampering.

Miller was sentenced to life in prison on August 11 for the murder of 16 year old Steve Thomas, who was shot after a 2002 altercation with the rapper in a Harvey nightclub.

The jury reached the conviction through a vote of 10-2. The ruling was controversial, as juror Mary Jacob claimed that her guilty vote made under pressure from fellow jurors to end the drawn-out trial.

She stated in an interview that she was verbally abused, and became physically ill during the sessions.

Judge Hans Liljeberg ordered another deliberation, which resulted in a second 10-2 verdict that was upheld.

Louisiana NAACP President Ernest Johnson wrote a letter to Chief Justice Catherine Kimble, calling for her court to conduct “a full investigation of this entire case, the immediate removal of the trial judge, the appointment of a new judge from outside the 24th Judicial District to hear all post trial motions, and the immediate release of Mr. Miller from prison pending a review of this entire matter because justice delayed is justice denied.”

At press time, the Louisiana’s Supreme Court has not released a statement on whether Miller’s conviction will be reviewed.

Coroner rules Michael Jackson’s death a homicide

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Michael Jackson’s death a homicide, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press, a finding that makes it more likely criminal charges will be filed against the doctor who was with the pop star when he died on June 25.

The coroner determined a fatal combination of drugs was given to Jackson hours before he died in his rented Los Angeles mansion, according to the official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the findings have not been publicly released. Forensic tests found the powerful anesthetic propofol acted together with at least two sedatives to cause Jackson’s death, the official said.

Dr. Conrad Murray, a Las Vegas cardiologist who became Jackson’s personal physician weeks before his death, is the target of a manslaughter investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department. Dateline NBC's Josh Mankiewicz confirmed that Murray is the target of a manslaughter probe. According to a search warrant affidavit unsealed Monday in Houston, Murray told investigators he administered a 25 milligram dose of propofol around 10:40 a.m. after spending the night injecting Jackson with two sedatives in an unsuccessful attempt to get him to sleep.

The warrant, dated July 23, states that lethal levels of propofol were found in Jackson’s system. Besides the propofol and two sedatives, the coroner’s toxicology report found other substances in Jackson’s system but they were not believed to have been a factor in the singer’s death, the official said.

Murray has spoken to police and last week released a video saying he “told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail.” His attorney, Edward Chernoff, had no immediate comment but has previously said Murray never administered anything that “should have” killed Jackson.

A call to the coroner’s office was not returned Monday.

Murray has spoken to police and last week released a video saying he “told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail.” His attorney, Edward Chernoff, had no immediate comment but has previously said Murray never administered anything that “should have” killed Jackson.

A call to the coroner’s office was not returned Monday.

According to the warrant, Murray had been treating the singer for insomnia with the sedative for six weeks. Murray said he had been trying to wean Jackson off the powerful sedative by using smaller doses in combination with the sedatives lorazepam and midazolam.

On the morning Jackson died, Murray said he tried to induce sleep without using propofol, starting first with valium at 1:30 a.m. When Jackson was still awake at 2 a.m., Murray injected Jackson with lorazepam, then injected him with midazolam at 3 a.m. Murray told police he administered several other drugs over the next few hours.

By 10:40 a.m., Jackson, still unable to sleep, urged Murray to give him propofol. Murray said in court documents that he administered 25 milligrams of the drug at that time, then left Jackson alone under the influence of the drug to make phone calls to his Houston office. When he returned, Jackson was not breathing. He performed CPR while a member of Jackson's staff called 911. The singer was rushed to UCLA Medical Center where he was declared dead sometime later.

The affidavit says, while Murray acknowledged to police that he administered propofol, authorities find no evidence that he had purchased, ordered or obtained the medication under his medical license or Drug Enforcement Administration tracking number. Police detectives found about eight bottles of the anesthetic in Jackson's house along with other vials and pills that had been prescribed to Jackson by Dr. Murray, Dr. Arnold Klein and Dr. Allan Metzger.

Valium, lorazepam, clonazepam, tamsulosin and other drugs also were confiscated in the search, and propofol was found in Murray's medical bag. According to the warrant, Murray told police he was not the first doctor to administer propofol to the singer.

Authorities subpoenaed medical records from Klein, Metzger and Dr. David Adams, in addition to Murray, the affidavit states. They also asked for medical records from Dr. David Slavitt, who conducted the independent medical examination of Jackson for Anschuntz Entertainment Group, Dr. Randy Rosen and nurse practitioner Cherilyn Lee.

The affidavit also states that Jackson told Murray that two doctors in Germany had given him propofol. Murray said he repeatedly asked Jackson what other physicians were treating him and what drugs they were prescribing. Murray said Jackson refused to give the information.

Damn C, Damn!

Rapper C-Murder was sentenced two life in prison without parole. The whole situation is very sad to me personally. I was a huge No Limit fan back in high school. C was always my favorite of the Miller brothers. He rapped from the perspective of a remorseful gangster. He represented the voiceless street people who hustled for a purpose, not by choice.

I don't know if he is guilty or not. I just know that his first guilty verdict was thrown out by the judge cause the state hid evidence about the criminal past of some of the witnesses. If they had such a solid case against him, why hide something? I feel for his family,as well as the family of the victim.

We need to as a community stand up against useless violence.

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I'm on a crusade right to find different kinds of music to listen to. Hip Hop just is not doing it for me right now. I don't know if it's because I'm getting older or what, but the stuff they are trying to pass off as Hip Hop music is very offensive to my ears. Don't get me wrong, I'm not mad at anybody for getting they guap on, especially in this economy, but c'mon. Some of this shit is embarrassing. I did an blog a little while ago questioning whether Jay-Z was trying to use gimmicky tactics to try and stay relevant in today's here today, gone today rap game. Then last night was on AllHipHop.com and i read an interview they did with No I.D. the producer of D.O.A. They asked where did the concept of the song from. He answered saying they were all in Hawaii: he, Jay, Kanye, Ty Ty, Timbo you know the usual suspects. So while they were talking, some one suggested that Jay needed a song that would capture the attention of these lil niggas ala Soulja Boy. So that led to an heated back and forth conversation. Meanwhile I.D. is finishing up the beat to D.O.A. that he had been working for a couple of days. Kanye told him to play the beat for everybody. 'Ye then went over to Jay and told him the concept and gave the hook. The rest is history. I find that story interesting because even in Jigga and his comrades questioned whether to conform to the masses. I'll tell you what, if Hov had came out with some shit like "Do Da Jigga Toe", I would have been done with his old ass.

So while we sit here and patiently wait for Blueprint 3, Slaughterhouse, Relapse 2, Before I Self Destruct, Only Built For Cuban Linx 2 and (even though I probably shouldn't mention this album for fear of disappointment) Detox, we can only hope that these albums can help bring about a change in the current landscape of Hip Hop. But something tells me Bow Wow, Soulja Boy, Hurricane Chris, GS Boys, New Boys, V.I.C. and Lil Wayne ain't through just yet.

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