C-MURDER: Rapper Lives His Lyrics

"Increasingly Bizarre"

Sassone's decision to loosen the restrictions on Miller had many others baffled and angered, including several Times-Picayune columnists and writers of letters to the editor. One letter writer called it "a slap in the face" of the police and the citizenry and suggested that, "Judges who make these stupid decisions ... must be removed from the bench." Another letter writer called the ruling "frightening and infuriating."

Writing in his July 26 column in the Times-Picayune, James Gill noted, "The worse Miller behaves, the more favors he gets....Either Sassone has flipped her lid, or she is subject to some malign influence. Her rulings in the case grow increasingly bizarre."

A month after her decision to release Miller from home incarceration, Sassone defended her decision publicly, implying that Miller's violations of the program's regulations had not been serious. However, within a few days, she was forced to backtrack and reinstate full house arrest. A state appeals court ruled that her decision to remove him from the restrictions of the home incarceration program had been made improperly.

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1. The Music of
   the 'Hood
2. Life and Death
   in the 'Hood
3. Master P
4. An Entertainment Empire
5. See Murder
6. No Limits
7. "Living Out
   His Lyrics"
8. Murder at the Platinum Club
9. Busted
10. Threatening Witnesses
11. On Trial: The Prosecution Attacks — Part 1
12. On Trial: The Prosecution Attacks — Part 2
13. The Defense Makes its Case
14. Guilty!
15. More Charges & Surprises
16. Recanting & Special Favors
17. Records Expunged
18. New Trial Ordered
19. "The Truest
    S**t I Ever
    Said"
20. Sheriff "Pissed off"
21. More Twists & Turns
22. Taking it to
    the top
23. New Trial Ordered
    (Again!)
24. Home Incarceration
25. A New Trial
26. Home Incarceration Violations
27. Attempted Murder — More Charges
28. Retrial Date Set and Postponed
29. "Increasingly Bizarre"
30. Red-Carpet Treatment
31. New CDs and a Book
32. **NEW CHAPTER: Retrial & Verdict
33. Bibliography