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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward Circuit Judge John J. Murphy is expected to decide soon whether top level prosecutors, including elected State Attorney Harold Pryor, can be compelled to testify about the office’s handling of an explosive allegation in the murder case against Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons. Defense lawyers are asking Murphy to dismiss the charges against Demons, or at least yank the ...

A Broward judge removed the lead prosecutor from the Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons double murder retrial Thursday, leaving the State Attorney’s Office with just a few days to replace her before jury selection must begin. Assistant State Attorney Kristine Bradley has been listed as a witness for the defense and could be called to challenge the credibility of one of Demons’ chief accusers in the ...

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A South Florida judge removed the lead prosecutor in the double murder retrial of rapper YNW Melly on Thursday after defense attorneys claimed prosecutors didn't reveal that the lead detective in the case had been previously accused of being willing to lie as he gathered evidence. Broward Circuit Court Judge John Murphy granted the defense’s motion to recuse prosecutor Kristine Bradley in an abundance of caution. Last week, attorneys for Melly, whose legal name is Jamell Demons, asked Murphy to remove the Broward State Attorney’s Office from the case and potentially dismis...