YNW Melly’s retrial for a double-murder cost has been delayed once more because of an unresolved attraction and a brand new date has not been set.

YNW Melly will stay behind bars even longer as his double-murder retrial in Broward County, Florida, has been postponed as soon as once more due to an unresolved attraction in district courtroom.

The retrial, which was scheduled for September 10, can not proceed till the attraction is resolved. A brand new listening to is now set for July 9 to find out when the retrial can start, according to court officials.

Prosecutors knowledgeable the courtroom that the attraction course of robotically pauses the retrial, leaving the case in limbo.

The decide urged each side to push the case ahead as soon as the authorized roadblock is cleared.

Melly, whose actual identify is Jamell Demons, has been in custody since his 2019 arrest.

He’s accused of killing two of his shut associates and fellow YNW collective members—YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser—in October 2018 in Miramar, Florida.

Prosecutors allege Melly and co-defendant YNW Bortlen staged the killings to appear to be a drive-by taking pictures. Authorities say the victims were shot inside a vehicle and the crime scene was manipulated to mislead investigators.

Each Melly and Bortlen have pleaded not responsible to 2 counts of first-degree homicide.

The primary trial resulted in a mistrial in July 2023 after jurors failed to succeed in a unanimous resolution. Stories indicated the jury was break up 9-3 in favor of a lesser cost of manslaughter.

Since his arrest, YNW Melly has been denied bond a number of occasions and stays in custody on the Broward County Jail. If convicted, he faces both life in jail with out parole or the dying penalty.

Florida regulation now permits a non-unanimous jury to suggest capital punishment.

The retrial has confronted repeated delays because of authorized disputes over proof and the pending attraction. The July 9 listening to will decide the subsequent steps within the case.

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