High court reject's rapper C-Murder's appeal

By The Associated Press ·

The one thing nice about our subscription to the AP is that you learn new things everyday. Apparently, Louisiana and Oregon allow for non-unanimous convictions for some crimes. The Supreme Court today rejected an appeal by C-Murder that his case be treated like all federal criminal cases where a jury should reach unanimous verdicts.

Supreme Court turns away rapper C-Murder's appeal over conviction by non-unanimous jury

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has passed up another chance to deal with an anomaly of constitutional law that requires federal juries to reach unanimous verdicts in criminal cases, but allows states to make different rules.

The court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of the rapper known as C-Murder, who is serving a life sentence for killing a 16-year-old fan in Louisiana. A jury voted 10-2 to convict the rapper, whose real name is Corey Miller.

Louisiana and Oregon are the only two states that allow for non-unanimous convictions for some crimes.

The justices recently have rejected similar appeals asking them to treat state and federal trials equally. Decisions involving gun rights and other issues generally require states to extend the same constitutional rights as the federal government.

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