Yella Beezy will have to wait another month before facing a jury in the capital murder case surrounding the 2020 killing of Dallas rapper MO3.

A Dallas judge has pushed the trial of Beezy, whose legal name is Markies Conway, to October 26, 2026, after his defense requested additional time to prepare. Jury selection had been scheduled to begin September 14, but Judge Chika Anyiam granted the continuance after both prosecutors and defense attorneys said they needed more time to obtain and review the transcript from the recently completed trial of convicted gunman Kewon White.

White's case has become particularly important because he is now listed as a potential witness in Beezy's trial. Beezy's attorneys also told the court that an important expert witness would not have been available during the original trial period. Prosecutors agreed there was a legitimate need for additional preparation time.

Beezy is charged with capital murder by remuneration. Prosecutors allege he paid White $40,000 to kill MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble, following a long-running dispute between the two Dallas rappers. MO3 was chased and fatally shot on Interstate 35 in Dallas in November 2020. Beezy has pleaded not guilty.

White was convicted of capital murder earlier this month and sentenced to life in prison without parole for MO3's killing. But after his conviction, White publicly disputed a central allegation in the case against Beezy: that money changed hands in exchange for the murder.

During a livestream interview following his conviction, White denied that Beezy paid him to kill MO3, telling viewers, “I didn’t get paid to do nothing, bro.” White also insisted he was not making the statement simply to protect Beezy.

That denial could become significant when Beezy's case reaches a jury. Prosecutors still allege that Beezy arranged and financed MO3's killing, while White's post-conviction statement directly disputes the alleged payment at the center of the murder-for-hire theory. White's denial does not by itself resolve the allegation, and prosecutors will have an opportunity to present whatever other evidence they contend connects Beezy to the killing.

White's own defense had also argued during his trial that prosecutors failed to prove he had been paid by Beezy. A jury nevertheless convicted White of capital murder.

For Beezy's defense team, the additional time before October 26 provides an opportunity to examine the full record of White's trial, including testimony and evidence that could become relevant when White's name surfaces again in Beezy's case.

The delay does not change the allegation Beezy faces. Prosecutors maintain that he orchestrated MO3's killing, while Beezy has pleaded not guilty and has yet to face a jury on the charge.

Jury selection is now scheduled to begin October 26 in Dallas, setting up the next major courtroom chapter in a case that began with MO3's killing nearly six years ago.