C-Murder at Premiere of Spike Lee's new documentary for HBO 'When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts' - Arrivals, New Orleans, Louisiana - 16.08.06

The decision comes just days after a Louisiana appeals court ruled a judge acted improperly when she lifted C-Murder's house arrest in July (06).

Between now and the rapper's retrial on second-degree murder charges, he'll be confined to his home and barred from leaving at any time, except to appear for court hearings.

He is accused of shooting 16-year-old STEVEN THOMAS in the chest during a fight in 2002 outside a nightclub in Harvey, Louisiana.

C-Murder was originally convicted of the crime, but Louisiana District Court Judge MARTHA SASSONE granted him a new trial.

If convicted, he faces life in prison.