Yella Beezy will have to wait another six weeks before a jury begins hearing the capital murder case accusing him of paying to have fellow Dallas rapper MO3 killed.

Jury selection was originally scheduled to begin Sept. 14 in Dallas, but District Judge Chika Anyiam granted a continuance after attorneys asked for additional time to prepare. Court records now list Oct. 26 as the new date for jury selection in the case.

Yella Beezy, whose legal name is Markies Conway, has pleaded not guilty to capital murder by remuneration. Prosecutors allege he paid Kewon White $40,000 to kill MO3, whose legal name was Melvin Noble, following a long-running dispute between the Dallas rappers.

The allegation against Conway has not been proven, and White’s recent conviction for killing MO3 does not establish that Conway hired him.

That question will be at the center of Conway’s separate trial.

Defense Wanted Kewon White’s Trial Transcript

One of the biggest reasons for the delay is what happened in another Dallas courtroom earlier this month.

White was convicted of capital murder in MO3’s November 2020 killing and sentenced to life in prison without parole.

With White’s trial completed only days before Conway was scheduled to begin jury selection, Yella Beezy’s attorneys asked for additional time to obtain and review the trial transcript.

The defense argued that testimony from White’s case could be important because some witnesses and evidence may overlap with Conway’s prosecution.

Prosecutors did not oppose the need for additional preparation.

During the Sept. 14 hearing, prosecutor Tommy Adams told the court that the state also wanted the transcript and needed additional time to coordinate witnesses.

“We do see that there is a legitimate reason and need for both sides to have it,” Adams said, adding that it was particularly important for the defense to receive the material so Conway could receive a fair trial.

Conway’s attorneys also told the court that an important defense expert would not be available during part of the originally scheduled trial period.

Judge Anyiam granted the continuance.

Kewon White’s Conviction Changes the Landscape

White’s conviction is likely to become an important part of the preparation surrounding Conway’s trial, but the two cases involve different questions.

Jurors in White’s case were asked whether prosecutors proved he murdered MO3.

They found that they had.

Conway’s jury will face a different allegation: whether Yella Beezy arranged and paid for that killing.

Prosecutors allege White chased MO3 along Interstate 35E in Dallas on Nov. 11, 2020, after MO3 stopped his vehicle and attempted to escape on foot.

White pursued him onto the highway and opened fire, killing the 28-year-old rapper and wounding another person.

The state alleges Conway was behind the attack and promised White $40,000 to carry it out.

Conway denies involvement.

White’s conviction proves that a jury found White criminally responsible for MO3’s killing. It does not prove the separate prosecution theory that Conway hired him.

Prosecutors will have to establish that allegation independently at Yella Beezy’s trial.

White Is Now a Potential Witness

Another development could make White himself important to the upcoming proceedings.

Reporting based on the case records indicates White has been listed as a potential witness in Conway’s trial, adding another reason his recently completed case and its transcript could become significant to both sides.

White has also publicly denied the government's murder-for-hire theory.

Following his conviction, White said in an interview that Yella Beezy did not pay him to kill MO3, directly contradicting a central allegation prosecutors intend to present against Conway.

Whether White actually takes the stand—and how prosecutors and defense attorneys would handle his testimony—remains to be seen.

But his position creates an unusual dynamic.

The man now convicted of killing MO3 is publicly denying that Yella Beezy paid him to do it, while prosecutors are preparing to argue exactly the opposite before another Dallas jury.

Trial Now Set for Oct. 26

The delay does not resolve any of the allegations against Yella Beezy.

It gives both sides additional time to prepare for a trial that will determine whether prosecutors can connect Conway himself to the killing.

The case has been hanging over the Dallas rapper for years. Conway was initially arrested in connection with the case in 2025 and has maintained his innocence.

Now one major part of the MO3 prosecution has already reached a verdict.

Kewon White has been convicted of carrying out the killing.

The state's next task is considerably different: convincing another jury that Yella Beezy was the person who allegedly paid him to do it.

That trial is now scheduled to begin with jury selection on Oct. 26.