The double -killed trial for rapper Merry has been postponed. The trial was scheduled for September but MoldyThe 4th District Appeal has decided to delay the case until January 2027, Nbc miami reported.
Ynw Meely, legally known as Jamell Dimoners, faces charges after allegedly firing and killing two of his friends, Anthony “Ynw Sakchaser” Williams and Christopher “Ynw Juvy” Thomas Jr., in 2018.
How long have you been Ynw Melly in preventive detention?
The rapper, which has been in preventive detention since 2019, faces the possibility of death penalty if it is guilty.
The jury did not come to a verdict for the first YNW Melly trial in 2023, with which an error occurred. The 2023 trial was initially scheduled by 2022, but was delayed due to a dispute over whether or not Mlay could face the death penalty.
According to BillboardThe prosecutors said that Melly killed Williams and Thomas after the group ended a recording session in Fort Lauderdale, FLA, in October 2018. The rapper YNW Bortlen also faces positions as an associate of Ynw Melly. The prosecutors said that Bortlen sought to cover the murder by making a shooting; Bortlen will face an independent trial.
Why does Ynw Meely’s judgment be delayed until 2027?
By billboard, Judge Martin S. Fein postponed the rapper’s trial after prosecutors, as well as Melly’s defense, resorted to a delay until more evidence was presented to make their arguments. Although both parties requested the delay, the YNW Melly team is disappointed with the distance the trial is being pushed.
“We will be disappointed that today’s audience was another victory for the state of Florida, allowing more time to undergo my client to inhuman treatment,” Lawyer Raven Liberty told Billboard. “All North -Americans should be concerned about this abuse of the justice system and basic constitutional rights.”
After the trial of 2023 was again trial, Judge Martin S. Fein urged prosecutors to ensure that they would avoid more deferments: “ Mr. Demes has now been in custody for 2,202 days, and if a state lawyer is not available, perhaps one of the other two assigned to this case may be inside and if all three are not available, perhaps one of the 150 state lawyers. ” NBC 6 Miami.
Fein denied the two parties when they asked for delaying the September trial, but both parties sent their application to Florida’s fourth court appeal court.
“Simply, without stay, the state loses its ability to pursue a serious case in all its merit,” prosecutors said in the appeal court, according to the billboard. “This error cannot be corrected once inflicted.”
Melly’s defense also requested a fair trial for the rapper.
“The rights of the process due to the Applelee will obviously be violated and a fair trial will be denied if he is not offered the opportunity to complete the discovery,” said the team, according to Billboard.
