Overview

• The Broward County Court rescheduled Melly’s retrial for January 2027, marking the fourth postponement since a June 2023 mistrial.
• A May bond denial ensures Melly will remain in custody and he is held in administrative segregation while suing over alleged inhumane jail conditions.
• Judge Martin S. Fein ordered the release of documents related to defense attorney Raven Liberty amid a probe into suspected witness tampering.
• Prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty under Florida’s law that permits a capital sentence with an 8-4 jury vote.
• Ongoing challenges to forensic evidence—such as bullet trajectories, phone data and surveillance footage—have contributed to repeated scheduling delays.