A Broward judge rejected rapper YNW Melly’s latest bid to get out of jail as he awaits his double-murder retrial.
Broward Circuit Court Judge Martin Fein’s ruling came almost a week after Melly’s latest Arthur hearing, which allows courts to consider setting bonds for defendants charged with crimes that aren’t usually eligible for bail. Melly’s attorneys argued that the rapper should be released because of his detention conditions, which include being kept in a unit by himself.
In an Arthur hearing, prosecutors have to establish that “proof is evident and the presumption great” that the accused person is guilty. This is a high burden — often considered even greater than proof beyond a reasonable doubt…