The Louisiana Supreme Court tossed out an indictment against Corey "C-Murder" Miller that accused him of smuggling contraband into the Jefferson Parish jail, after being accused of having a cellphone while incarcerated. The court ruled a provision in the state constitution unconstitutional. The provision gave local officials the ability to determine what items are considered contraband. Miller was charged under the provision with states contraband inside the jail includes but not limited to drugs, money, stolen property, liquor and guns. The court ruled what is contraband should be left to local legislators and not law enforcement. Miller was accused of bribing guards to smuggle the phone in and using it to intimidate witnesses. He is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole, after being convicted of second degree murder on September 30. A close associate of Miller’s family said the conviction would be appealed, alleging that a juror had been bribed to obtain the conviction against Miller.
The Louisiana Supreme
Court tossed out an indictment against Corey "C-Murder" Miller that
accused him of smuggling contraband into the Jefferson Parish jail, after being
accused of having a cellphone while incarcerated.
The court ruled
a provision in the state constitution unconstitutional. The provision gave local
officials the ability to determine what items are considered contraband.
Miller was charged
under the provision with states contraband inside the jail includes but not
limited to drugs, money, stolen property, liquor and guns.
The court ruled
what is contraband should be left to local legislators and not law enforcement.
Miller was accused
of bribing guards to smuggle the phone in and using it to intimidate witnesses.
He is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole, after being convicted
of second degree murder on September 30.
A close associate
of Miller’s family said the conviction would be appealed, alleging that a juror
had been bribed to obtain the conviction against Miller.
