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YNW Melly Appears To Cry Over Dead Victims As Double-Murder Trial Kicks Off This Week

<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;YNW&plus;Melly&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&percnt;5B&percnt;5D&equals;post&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&percnt;5B&percnt;5D&equals;list&lowbar;posts&amp&semi;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;fucpw7&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;Nzk4MjEyNDgzLjE2ODY2MDY0ODM&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4NjYwNjQ4MS4xLjAuMTY4NjYwNjQ4MS4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>YNW Melly<&sol;strong><&sol;a> reportedly broke down in court as prosecutors played footage of his alleged dying victims&period; Tuesday marks day two of Melly&&num;8217&semi;s double murder trial in Broward County&comma; Florida&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Melly&comma; born <strong>Jamell Demons<&sol;strong>&comma; is accused of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;ynw-melly-reportedly-pleads-not-guilty-in-double-murder-case&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1ozfz8l&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTIwMDQ3NDk5Ni4xNjg2NjY3MDI1&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4NjY2NzAyNC4xLjAuMTY4NjY2NzAyNC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">murdering the victims<&sol;a> &&num;8211&semi;two of his friends&&num;8211&semi;in October 2018&period; Prosecutors are arguing the rapper set the murders up to look like a drive-by shooting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1668300357536034832" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Law &amp&semi; Crime&&num;8217&semi;s<&sol;em> Bryson Paul reported that Melly appeared to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;brysonboompaul&sol;status&sol;1668270300214054912&quest;s&equals;20" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">wipe back tears<&sol;a> as prosecutors showed a video of 21-year-old Anthony Williams <strong>&lpar;YNW Sakchaser&rpar;<&sol;strong> and 19-year-old Christopher Thomas Jr&period; <strong>&lpar;YNW Juvy&rpar; <&sol;strong>in stretchers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;&num;YNWMellyTrial&colon; As video footage shows &commat;YNWMelly deceased friends put on stretchers at the hospital&comma; all but one of the women &lpar;4&rpar; in victims’ families exit the courtroom in tears&period; Melly even appears to wipe his eyelids&comma;&&num;8221&semi; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;brysonboompaul&sol;status&sol;1668270300214054912&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw&percnt;7Ctwcamp&percnt;5Etweetembed&percnt;7Ctwterm&percnt;5E1668270300214054912&percnt;7Ctwgr&percnt;5E&percnt;7Ctwcon&percnt;5Es1&lowbar;c10&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Ftheshaderoom&period;com&percnt;2Fwp-admin&percnt;2Fpost&period;php&percnt;3Fpost&percnt;3D124343action&percnt;3Dedit" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Paul tweeted<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;jury-selection-begins-in-ynw-mellys-double-murder-trial-his-mother-says&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1haa4xt&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;Nzk4MjEyNDgzLjE2ODY2MDY0ODM&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4NjY2MjU4MC4yLjAuMTY4NjY2MjU4MC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Jury Selection Begins In YNW Melly&&num;8217&semi;s Double-Murder Trial&comma; His Mother Says<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">State Of Florida Seeking Death Penalty For YNW Melly In Murder Case<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>For those just catching up&comma; the State of Florida has confirmed it will seek the death penalty in Melly&&num;8217&semi;s case&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A Broward County circuit judge ruled last week on behalf of the district attorney&period; Prosecutors can now follow a new statute allowing jurors to recommend the death penalty with an <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;xxlmag&period;com&sol;ynw-melly-judge-jury-death-sentence&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">eight-to-four vote<&sol;a>&comma; <em>XXL<&sol;em> confirmed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube data-videoid&equals;"aJIxssPNGCM" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"563" dock&equals;"&num;dock-slot"><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The last person to receive a death sentence in the county was the &&num;8220&semi;Dunkin&&num;8217&semi;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;browardpalmbeach&period;com&sol;news&sol;james-herard-dunkin-donuts-killer-gets-death-penalty-recommendation-for-separate-murder-6454808" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"> Donuts killer<&sol;a>&comma;&&num;8221&semi; James Herard&comma; in 2015&comma; the <em>New Times of Palm Beach <&sol;em>reports&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But Melly maintains his innocence amid claims of inhumane treatment inside the Florida jail&period; In December&comma; he revealed fear for his life while accusing jail staff of abuse&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Melly claimed that he&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8220&semi;surrounded in the care of power-struck deputies and captains of high authority&&num;8221&semi; who outwardly dislike him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;When I come out of my cell for the 1 hour a day&comma; all other inmats in the adjoining dorms must go back in their cell&period; I am being subjected to cruel and unusual treatment at the hands of deputies and high-ranking staff of the Broward Sheriff&&num;8217&semi;s Office&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>YNW Melly has remained behind bars since his 2019 arrest&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1602398869089705985" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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