Convicted murderer is up for parole

A man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 1983 is being considered for parole.

Timothy Allen Miller, 46, pleaded guilty on Nov. 8, 1983 for the murder of Anthony Clyde Corn and was sentenced to life in prison.

Corn was shot Aug. 8, 1982, during an armed robbery at Norm’s Minit Mart on Upward Road.

As part of his plea agreement, Superior Court Judge William T. Grist gave Miller an additional 28 years, to be served consecutively, on two armed robbery charged to which Miller previously pleaded guilty to. Miller also pleaded guilty to a third charge of armed robbery and a charge of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

Miller is being considered for parole through the Mutual Agreement Parole Program. MAPP is a scholastic and vocational program that is a three-way collaboration between the North Carolina Post Release Supervision and Parole Commission, the Division of Prisons and the offender.

Information gathered during the investigation from persons for and against the parole of Miller, as well as the facts of the case, will be considered by the commission in making its decision. Upon completion of the investigation, the commission will render its final decision and will make notification of that decision within 10 days.

The state’s current sentencing law, Structured Sentencing, eliminates parole for crimes committed on or after Oct. 1, 1994. However, the commission has the responsibility of paroling offenders who are sentenced under previous sentencing guidelines.

Miller’s plea agreement was accepted for his testimony against his brother, Jerry Miller.

The Miller brothers and a third man, Donald Eric Rice, were convicted of the murder of Corn, a then 20-year-old Edneyville resident, and the armed robbery of the convenience store.