Rapper C-Murder’s retrial on a second-degree murder charge has been postponed until June.

The 36-year-old, real name Corey Miller, was due to stand trial in New Orleans, Louisiana, in February for the shooting death of teenager Steve Thomas outside a local nightclub in 2002.

The star’s 2003 conviction was thrown out in 2006 when prosecutors were found guilty of withholding criminal background information on witnesses. Miller was released from jail in New Orleans in March 2006 and placed on house arrest after posting $500,000 bail.

But plans for his retrial have now been pushed back until the summer after Judge Martha Sassone agreed to a joint request from the defence and prosecution to delay jury selection - which was to begin on 11 February (08).

The two parties came to the decision after a meeting with Sassone on Tuesday, during which Miller’s lawyer Ron Rakosky is reported to have discovered the names of several more witnesses prosecutor David Wolff planned to call to the stand to give testimonies.

Wolff is also said to have asked for more time in the case to find a particular witness.

Full details about the latest developments have not been revealed because Sassone has banned both sides from discussing the case with the media.

Attorneys for both the prosecution and defence will return to court on 11 February (08), when Rakosky will enter a formal request for change of venue and a dismissal of the indictment altogether.