A Broward Circuit Judge has reset the start date for YNW Melly's double murder retrial to February 5th after prosecutors requested more time for preparation.
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 .
A motions hearing is being held Thursday morning in Broward County ahead of the re-trial of rapper YNW Melly, who is accused of killing two of his childhood friends in 2018.