There’s no telling when the retrial of Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons will begin now that prosecutors have appealed a judge’s decision to keep a 20-minute documentary from being presented to the jury. Demons is accused of murdering childhood friends and fellow rappers Christopher “YNW Juvy” Thomas and Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams in October 2018. His first trial last year ended with a hung .
Broward prosecutors coming to the aid of the lead investigator in a high-profile murder trial are openly questioning the accuracy, reliability and consistency of a potential defense witness in the case. That witness, it turns out, is a fellow prosecutor. Lawyers on both sides of the case are preparing for another courtroom confrontation on Friday, one that could either cement the current .
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The judge overseeing the retrial of Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons reset the start date to give prosecutors and defense lawyers time to bring themselves up to speed on a case that has changed significantly in the months since his first trial ended in a hung jury. Jury selection in the case is ongoing and is expected to last through December, but instead of holding opening .
The judge overseeing the retrial of Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons reset the start date to give prosecutors and defense lawyers time to bring themselves up to speed on a case that has changed significantly in the months since his first trial ended in a hung jury. Jury selection in the case is ongoing and is expected to last through December, but instead of holding opening statements in January as .
Lawyers for Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons will get their chance to grill the lead detective on the case again, but Broward Circuit Judge John J. Murphy is placing limits on what they can ask. Miramar Police Det. Mark Moretti will have to answer questions about his execution of a search warrant in October 2022, during which he seized a phone belonging to the defendant’s mother. A prosecutor has .