Rapper YNW Melly’s double-murder retrial was pushed back to January 2027 today.

The 4th District Court of Appeals granted a stay in the case as it considers a motion by the state attorney’s office.

That prevents the trial from beginning in September as expected.

Melly, whose real name is Jamell Demons, is accused in the shooting deaths of two friends in October of 2018.

He has been in custody since his arrest in 2019. The first trial ended with a mistrial in 2023.

He could face the death penalty if found guilty in the murders. S: NBC Miami 6