More than four years after the rapper’s arrest, the double murder trial for YNW Melly began on Monday (June 12) in Florida. The prosecution faces a difficult road ahead, according to former case attorney Bradford Cohen. Cohen claims that the evidence against Melly, who was detained in February 2019 on suspicion of killing YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser, is overwhelmingly lacking.
“I feel like this case is going to go very poorly for the prosecution,” Cohen wrote in an Instagram post. “This is so far from a slam dunk case. Very difficult issues to prove here. They still need to prove that he pulled the trigger, that he was the killer. The faulty investigation, motive, no DNA, no GSR [gunshot residue], no murder weapon, no evidence that he pulled the trigger. Very tough case for prosecutor.”
He added, “Defense is doing a very good job at pointing out those large holes I spoke about and the rush to judgement.”
In the meantime, Law & Crime is tweeting a play-by-play of the court proceedings. According to the source, YNW Melly originally refused to view the hospital tape from the night of the tragic shootings. But as the video went on, Melly suddenly seemed like he was crying.
“As video footage shows @YNWMelly deceased friends put on stretchers at the hospital, all but one of the women (4) in victims’ families exit the courtroom in tears,” the tweet reads. “Melly even appears to wipe his eye lids.”
Family relatives of the victims are confident they have the proper suspect in prison even though the defense is working hard to establish YNW Melly’s innocence. He did it, a voice could be heard stating, which was likely the mother of one of the victims. He murdered my child.
Judge John Murphy ll agreed with the state’s request to adopt the new 8-to-4 death penalty-seeking jury vote. The bill, which was approved by Governor Ron DeSantis in April, eliminates the requirement for a unanimous verdict to carry out the death penalty. The first case to be decided under the new law is the YNW Melly trial. The trial is anticipated to go on for a few weeks.
