A judge will allow YNW Melly’s tattoos to be used as evidence in his upcoming murder trial.
A video shared by Mohammed Gangat, CEO of Lawyer for Workers, revealed that prosecutors said Melly’s numerous inkings across his body would be used as evidence to help them “prove that one of the reasons behind this murder was a gang affiliation.”
Gangat added that “under Florida law, that’s an enhancement. It subjects you to, I think, the death penalty if you get convicted of murder with a gang connection.”
He concluded in his video that more motions are coming before the official trial begins. “This coming week, the judge is going hear a motion seeking to exclude the prosecution’s expert witness who says that the fatal shots came from the backseat.”
It’s been three years since YNW Melly was arrested and accused of murdering his two friends, Christopher “YNW Juvy” Thomas Jr. and Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams. This latest update comes after jury selection for the trial finally began on April 4. However, Complex later reported that due to “unresolved legal issues” the start of the trial was delayed, with no new date announced yet.
According to past legal docs obtained by TMZ, the prosecution had previously asked a Broward County judge to have YNW Melly submit an oral swab to see if his saliva matched the DNA discovered on a yellow jacket from the alleged scene of the murders. This was followed by a claim made by Akademiks that the prosecution had obtained 66-pages of DNA evidence linking Melly to the scene.
“They said that Melly’s phone pinpointed him to around the area where the vehicle was traveling when they so-called got shot up,” Ak explained. “The ballistics of the ‘shooting’ show that all the shots came from Melly’s position in the car. They have surveillance footage basically showing Melly get into that car in that same position. They also have the ballistics from the ‘drive-by.’”
Melly has in the past been described as a “heartless ruthless individual” by prosecutors, who in turn are seeking the death penalty.
It’s been three years since YNW Melly was arrested and accused of murdering his two friends, Christopher “YNW Juvy” Thomas Jr. and Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams. This latest update comes after jury selection for the trial finally began on April 4. However, Complex later reported that due to “unresolved legal issues” the start of the trial was delayed, with no new date announced yet.
According to past legal docs obtained by TMZ, the prosecution had previously asked a Broward County judge to have YNW Melly submit an oral swab to see if his saliva matched the DNA discovered on a yellow jacket from the alleged scene of the murders. This was followed by a claim made by Akademiks that the prosecution had obtained 66-pages of DNA evidence linking Melly to the scene.
“They said that Melly’s phone pinpointed him to around the area where the vehicle was traveling when they so-called got shot up,” Ak explained. “The ballistics of the ‘shooting’ show that all the shots came from Melly’s position in the car. They have surveillance footage basically showing Melly get into that car in that same position. They also have the ballistics from the ‘drive-by.’”
Melly has in the past been described as a “heartless ruthless individual” by prosecutors, who in turn are seeking the death penalty.
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