A Broward County judge is considering calling a wrongful trial in YNW Melly’s the double murder case came just a week after a testimony by a “hostile witness” defiled the jury.
On Thursday, Judge John Murphy agreed to review the transcripts after Melly’s attorney filed a mishandling request, according to the court. emissary miami.
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The motion in question is believed to involve the prosecution questioning a “hostile witness”, the mother of Melly’s ex-girlfriend, Felicia Holmes.
Defense attorney David Howard alleges the state defiled the jury by making “implicit after implication” supported by “unacceptable evidence” gleaned from Holmes’ testimony.
“The jury sat there while the state made implication after implication, presenting inadmissible evidence after inadmissible evidence of prejudice,” Howard said. substantial of this defendant. “This jury sits there and watches this debacle play out.”
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Among the “unacceptable” evidence that could potentially damage the jury was Holmes’ testimony on behalf of the state, which Melly’s legal team opposed.
#YNWMellyTry it out: State hostile witness Felicia Holmes walked out of Broward County Courthouse with a beaming smile at the end of Day 4 of @YNWMelly The Double Murder trial as another significant other said, “Oooouuuu, you made them raise $$ today, honey. I have to give you a big kiss for that one.… pic.twitter.com/18HJMbIIZn
– Bryson “Boom” Paul (@brysonboompaul) June 16, 2023
Defense cites IG messages in which Holmes threatens to “Air Melly Out” to prosecutors about money demands
She was considered a “hostile witness” by the rapper’s lawyer against Melly in part due to a series of Instagram messages in June 2022 in which Holmes allegedly threatened, “you can call me is Mz Snitch B**** bc I’m broadcasting his movie. a ** out to the prosecutor.
Holmes allegedly made threats after accusing YNY Melly’s team of not caring about her financial affairs despite promising to do so, Holmes claimed.
Meanwhile, defense attorney Stuart Adelstein said, never “in my entire career… (I) heard the state imply that there was no evidence that the defense team would take care of the witness.” This.”
“It not only defiled our customers… but it also defiled everyone at this table,” Adelstein told the judge, according to the Herald.
For her part, Holmes said the case had essentially “ruined her life.”
The text in question from Felicia Holmes. There is currently controversy over whether they will be admitted. #ynwmelly #YNWMellyTry it out pic.twitter.com/MOxn40NQHM
– TrueCrimeChroniclesLB (@TCChroniclesLB) June 15, 2023
“The state was basically spying on me,” Holmes said. “I have to go to work like this. People think I’m a criminal. The state has ruined my life.”
Judge decides on wrongful petition when court reconvenes on Tuesday (June 20)
The rapper is on trial for allegedly shooting to death his childhood friends Christopher Thomas Jr. and Anthony Williams in 2018.
Murphy will decide on the petition on Tuesday (June 20), according to the Herald.
However, a wrongful trial does not mean YNW Melly is innocent.
Prosecutors can usually pursue a new trial within 90 days of the original date if the judge declares a trial wrong.
