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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 ...
The retrial will begin with opening arguments on Feb. 5, giving the state three extra weeks to prepare.
Defense attorneys referenced the allegation that Moretti “solicited” a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy to lie in an October 2022 incident.
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
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 ...