XXXTentacion murder trial

Florida v. Boatwright, Newsome, and Williams
Case Number 18008318CF10A (Boatwright), 18008640CF10A (Newsome), 18007440CF10A (Williams)
Court17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida
Full case nameThe State of Florida v. Michael Boatwright, Trayvon Newsome, and Dedrick D. Williams
SubmittedJune 20, 2018
StartedFebruary 7, 2023
DecidedMarch 20, 2023
VerdictGuilty on all counts
Charge
ProsecutionPascale Achille
Defense
  • Boatwright: Joseph Kimok
  • Newsome: George Reres
  • Williams: Mauricio Padilla
Case history
Subsequent action(s)
Court membership
Judge sittingMichael A. Usan
Case opinions
Decision byJury verdict

The State of Florida v. Michael Boatwright, Trayvon Newsome, and Dedrick Williams was an American criminal case in Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit in which the three were charged with robbing and murdering Jahseh Onfroy, the rapper and singer-songwriter who performed as XXXTentacion. They were convicted on all charges and were given the mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

On June 18, 2018, after leaving RIVA motorsports in Deerfield Beach, Florida in his car, Onfroy was stopped by two masked men who robbed him at gun point. He was then shot three times and died from his wounds. Michael Boatwright and Trayvon Newsome were the gunmen, Boatwright was the shooter, and Dedrick Williams was the main orchestrator. The trial began on February 7, 2023. Both the prosecution and defense rested their cases on March 3, 2023. Closing arguments occurred on March 7 and 8, and on March 20, the jury found all defendants guilty.[3][4][5] On April 6, 2023, they were all sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.[6]

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  5. ^ Frisaro, Freida (2023-03-20). "Jury convicts 3 of murder in death of rapper XXXTentacion". KTLA. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  6. ^ Margol, Ian (2023-04-06). "3 men convicted of killing rapper XXXTentacion sentenced to life in prison". WPLG. Retrieved 2023-07-23.

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