The next YNW Melly jury will be picked on camera. Broward County Judge Martin S. Fein has granted permission to livestream jury selection for Melly's double murder retrial, per HotNewHipHop citing XXL's original report. The reporting is based on administrative orders dated Oct. 13 that were reportedly obtained Oct. 15.
The logistics
The court will summon 500 prospective jurors, screen them in groups of 50 and form a 60-person panel from those eligible. The public will not be allowed in the courtroom; they will watch the livestream from a separate courtroom. Fein cited the safety of lawyers, court staff, the public and prospective jurors, and pointed to "inappropriate contact and inappropriate communication" between jurors and members of the public during the previous trial, per HNHH.
Where the case stands
Melly has been jailed since his February 2019 arrest. He and his legal team maintain his innocence. His 2023 double murder trial ended in a mistrial. The retrial is reportedly set for January 2027 if the schedule holds, and his next court appearance is reportedly Oct. 27, 2026. Those dates are reported, not confirmed by the court in the sources we checked.
The read
The mistrial put juror conduct at the center of this case, and the response is to move everything the public usually does in person onto a screen. For fans, that means the process will be watched in real time. For the court, it is a bet that visibility and a closed courtroom can coexist. Keep an eye on the Oct. 27 hearing for anything that changes the January timeline.
## Sources - HotNewHipHop, "YNW Melly's Jury Selection Will Be Livestreamed Before Double Murder Retrial" (Oct. 16, 2026) - XXL, "YNW Melly's Double Murder Retrial Jury Selection to Be Livestream" (Oct. 2026)