*Rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller will stand trial for murder on June 9 as scheduled after his bid to have the case dismissed was rejected by a judge.

      Defense lawyers for the artist tried to argue that the original grand jury in 2002 heard testimony from witnesses who were not relevant to the case.

       Miller was charged with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting a 16-year-old to death inside of a Harvey, LA nightclub in 2002. His attorneys claim that the grand jury in that case was prejudiced by witness testimony that centered on a 2001 incident, in which Miller was accused of shooting a security officer at Club Raggs in Baton, Rouge.            

       The rapper was convicted of that crime in September 2003, but the verdict was overturned when it was learned that prosecutors expunged the criminal records of certain witnesses in order to boost their credibility.       

       Miller faces a separate trial for two second-degree attempted murder charges stemming from the Club Raggs shooting. The 36-year-old faces a mandatory life in prison if convicted of the murder, while he faces 50 years in prison for the Club Raggs incident.