YNW Melly’s lawyer confirmed he will likely be tried alone in his double homicide retrial. His legal professional cleared up any confusion after YNW Melly’s alleged confederate YNW Bortlen was listed as standing trial on the identical day in Florida court docket information.
The incarcerated rapper’s retrial is scheduled for September 10, 2025, pending an enchantment. YNW Melly’s case continues to be slowed down by numerous motions that have to be heard. His lawyer sought solutions concerning the motions at a standing listening to on Tuesday (October 15).
“I made a number of makes an attempt to schedule the near, I feel, 15-20 motions which can be nonetheless excellent,” protection legal professional Raven Ramona Liberty stated. “We couldn’t get the state to agree with any dates and your workplace then advised us to not contact them except the state agrees to dates.”
The choose indicated he was prepared to maneuver ahead with motions not hindered by YNW Melly’s enchantment.
“I’ll provide you with dates after which no matter motions the protection desires me to listen to, simply file a discover of listening to,” the choose stated. “And simply articulate on the discover of listening to these are the motions which can be going to be heard. After which likewise, state, when you have something you need me to listen to, you may file a discover of listening to for a similar date and time and say that is the motions that you really want me to listen to. After which I’ll hear them.”
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The state’s lead prosecutor claimed they wanted a listing of the motions to reply correctly. YNW Melly’s legal professional stated the prosecution already had the record.
“I gave her the record,” Liberty declared. “A few of these motions—after I really gave the record, I gave dates … I don’t suppose there’s any movement that I’ve filed that date goes previous Could. So to say we’d like time to reply, it’s October. They’ve had time to reply.”
Hearings for the motions had been scheduled for January 2025.
YNW Melly has remained in jail since his 2019 arrest. He’s accused of killing YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser in 2018.
