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Yella Beezy pleads not guilty as MO3 murder trial opens

WFAA's courtroom coverage examines the prosecution's cash-payment theory and the defense's challenge to the evidence linking Conway to the killing.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 116,550 views a day, 19 times a normal first day on this channel (6,004).

Yella Beezy MO3 murder trial: Openings and first witnesses

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14:55Coverage begins with Tanya Eiserer and attorney Bree West, who represented convicted shooter Kewon White.
16:29A recorded report explains that the judge excluded most rap lyrics after defense objections.
17:03Prosecutors cite a cash withdrawal; the defense disputes the digital evidence linking Conway to payment for the killing.
56:28The judge replaces a juror with a childcare conflict, then swears in the jury.
58:40The prosecutor reads the capital murder indictment; Conway's defense subsequently enters a not-guilty plea.

A cash withdrawal and the absence of a direct digital trail feature in the opposing accounts presented as Dallas rapper Yella Beezy's murder-for-hire trial gets underway.

Prosecutors accuse the rapper, whose real name is Markies Conway, of hiring and paying Kewon White to kill MO3, Melvin Noble, on Interstate 35 in November 2020. Conway has pleaded not guilty. White was convicted of capital murder in September and sentenced to life without parole.

WFAA's "Yella Beezy MO3 murder trial: Openings and first witnesses" combines courtroom footage with reporting and legal analysis. It drew about 57,000 views in eight hours, an unusually fast start for the station's longer videos. Separate reports on witness testimony and video evidence also attracted substantially more views than usual.

The coverage begins after a lengthy holding screen. Reporter Tanya Eiserer is joined by attorney Bree West, who represented White, while a recorded report lays out the disputed evidence. Prosecutors point to Conway's cash withdrawal; his defense says it has received no messages showing that he paid for the killing.

Another dispute concerns rap lyrics. Conway's attorneys argue against their use as evidence, and the judge has excluded most lyrics from the proceedings.

The courtroom feed also captures the procedural steps before testimony: a juror is excused over a childcare conflict, an alternate takes the seat, and the jury is sworn in before the indictment and not-guilty plea.

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