Miller put under house arrest

Rapper Corey 'C-Murder' Miller has been put in a house arrest program while he awaits a re-trial on a second-degree murder charge.

Miller was freed from jail on Monday after putting up $500,000 bail and meeting a $500,000 bond set by a Louisiana judge on two unrelated charges of attempted murder.

The rapper was put into a home incarceration program where he will wear a monitor so authorities can track his movements - he is restricted to his home and can only leave for court-approved appointments with his attorney.

The 35-year-old is charged with the fatal shooting of Steve Thomas, 16, on 12 January 2002, during a fight in a now-closed Louisiana nightclub.

A jury convicted Miller of the crime in 2003, but a judge tossed out the conviction earlier this month after ruling prosecutors hid the criminal backgrounds of some state witnesses.

Authorities in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, also allege Miller tried to shoot a nightclub owner and a security guard on 14 August 2001, after he was told he would have to be searched before entering a club.