What happened to YNW Melly? Find out if the rapper got death penalty

21-year-old American Rapper YNW Melly has been making headlines lately some reports claimed that rapper has gotten a death penalty. Recently it was revealed that Jamell Demons, popularly kwn as YNW Melly had requested a judge to release him from Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. rapper forwarded request after he was tested positive for COVID-19 in facility. However, it looks as though rapper has been cured w but is still behind bars. Read on to kw, “What happened to YNW Melly?”

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What happened to YNW Melly?

According to a report in Distractify, YNW Melly has been charged for murder of friends and fellow rappers Anthony Williams (YNW Sakchasr) and Christopher Thomas Jr. (YNW Juvy). incident which occurred October 26, 2018, in Miramar, Florida had claimed lives of two young rappers. However, YNW Melly and his attorney have claimed that men were part of a drive-by shooting. 

YNW Melly was arrested in February 2019, under charges of first-degree murder. He is currently facing life imprisonment. 21-year-old rapper is also a suspect in murder of a sheriff's deputy in Gifford which had occurred in 2017.

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YNW Melly made an Instagram and Twitter post on August 27, which showed that rapper was still in prison, in spite of being tested positive with COVID-19. Fans have been wondering if rapper has gotten death penalty yet, which is what happens with many inmates who are charged with first-degree murder. Alongside YNW Melly, his friend and ar rapper YNW Bortlen (Cortlen Malik Henry), is also in jail. Distractify report has furr revealed that state of Florida is t seeking death penalty for Henry. In fact, he was also granted release on bond on May 23.  

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Did YNW Melly get a death penalty?

YNW Melly has t only been charged but also convicted of double murder. Hence, in State of Florida versus Jamell Demons case, former is pursuing death penalty for rapper. In its official statement, State of Florida stated, “in a cold, calculated and premeditated manner without any pretence of moral or legal justification" rapper murdered his friends. However, it is still unclear, if rapper has in fact gotten death penalty. While some media portals have confirmed that YNW Melly has received death penalty, ors have refuted it entirely.

According to ar report on Fader, State prosecutors have claimed that killings were "especially heius, atrocious, or cruel.” prosecutors also stated that motive had to do with monetary gain. state prosecutors also went as far as to claim that Demons was part of a gang.  report states that even if YNW Melly is convicted of a double murder, it does t mean that he will be served death penalty. In a lot of cases, death penalty gets overturned in court. Fader report furr states that on aver only one in seven people who are sentenced to death are ultimately executed. Which means that more than 80 per cent are t served that death penalty.

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Hence, a death sentence doesn't necessarily mean execution. Florida has fewer than one in 10 death sentences which are actually carried out after being imposed. A major reason behind this being that death penalty statute has been declared unconstitutional many times.

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