Yella Beezy Trial: State Rests, Judge Denies Defense Motion

By Miles Carter, November 10, 2026

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Prosecutors rested their case on Nov 9, 2026, in the Dallas trial of Markies Conway, the rapper known as Yella Beezy, WFAA reported. Conway is charged with capital murder and has pleaded not guilty, according to FOX 4. He is accused of paying to have fellow Dallas rapper MO3, whose real name is Melvin Noble Jr., killed on Interstate 35 on Nov 11, 2020, WFAA reported.

What happened on Nov 9

The state rested just before 4 p.m. CST (5 p.m. ET) after more testimony from the lead Dallas police detective, according to WFAA. The defense then made a motion that WFAA described as a routine request for a directed verdict, and FOX 4 reported as a motion to dismiss for lack of evidence. Judge Chika Anyiam denied it, both outlets reported.

Earlier that afternoon, the judge ruled that a jailhouse call from Kewon White, who was convicted of capital murder, would not be admitted into evidence, FOX 4 reported.

The defense calls its first witness

The defense's first witness was a music marketing executive who worked with Conway at Hitco in 2020, WFAA reported. She testified about a trip to California that FOX 4 reported began Nov 10, 2020, and told jurors that the label, not the artist, decided when songs were released, according to WFAA.

On cross examination, a prosecutor asked about a text she sent Conway that they need to "strategize" a "response" to what happened in Dallas on Nov 11, 2020. "I'm a marketer," she testified, per WFAA. "I thought he should be prepared."

The case so far

A jury was seated on Oct 26, WFAA reported. White was convicted of capital murder and sentenced in September to life without the possibility of parole, and a third defendant is also charged with capital murder, according to WFAA. Testimony is set to resume at 9 a.m. CST (10 a.m. ET) on Nov 10, FOX 4 reported.