Yella Beezy Trial Day 1: The $40,000 Withdrawal vs. the Shooter's $9,700

Day 1 of the Yella Beezy trial (State of Texas v. Markies Conway, Dallas County, Tue. Oct. 27, 2026): the defense told the jury that Kewon White killed Melvin "Mo3" Noble — and then fought over the money. Conway's $40,000 cash withdrawal nine days after the shooting is not disputed; what it means is. This video walks through both openings, the Texas law on murder for hire, and the first witnesses' answers about cash, cameras and the prosecutors' own notes. In this video: • Defense opening (Toby Shook): the $40,000 withdrawal in Frisco, the State's theory of how it reached Kewon White, and why the defense calls White's $9,700 "drug money" • The law: capital murder for hire in Texas covers pay or the promise of pay — so the dispute is over proof of an agreement • State opening (prosecutor Tommy Adams, as reported): a feud from 2017, federal and state investigators, "the defendant's own words" • The defense's "tunnel vision" claim about the investigation, and its accusation against Devin Brown, who is charged and has not been tried • Nichole Noble and Dr. Jeffrey Barnard on cross-examination: cash • The apartment cameras, and visitor registrations no one asked the records witness about • Ms. Jackson, the State's witness, and the prosecutors' notes that, according to the defense, say Mo3 "never had issues" with Yella Beezy — notes she says are not accurate The case: Melvin Noble, the rapper Mo3, was shot and killed on Interstate 35 in Dallas on Nov. 11, 2020. Markies Conway, the rapper Yella Beezy, is charged with capital murder, accused of employing Kewon White to commit the murder for pay. He has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent; the State must prove every element beyond a reasonable doubt. Opening statements are not evidence. Kewon White was found guilty of capital murder in a separate trial in September 2026, as reported; that verdict is not evidence that anyone paid him. Devin Brown is charged in the same killing, has not been tried and is presumed innocent. Other people named in court are not accused by this video, and comments accusing private people will be removed. What we left out: the 911 call, the dashcam of the shooting, every scene, injury and autopsy photo, the medical examiner's wound-by-wound testimony, family photos, the jurors, photos and videos of children, profanity, and private details about witnesses. Testimony is shown in excerpts; the openings are excerpted and reordered around the money. The courtroom footage is real, edited for length, slowed under the narrator in places and partly blurred to protect people in the gallery. The narrator's voice and the thumbnail's courtroom background are AI-generated; the people shown are from the courtroom footage. The script and analysis are our own. Not legal advice. We are not lawyers. Legal sources: Capital murder (murder for remuneration or the promise of remuneration), Texas Penal Code § 19.03(a)(3) and (b); punishment for a capital felony when the State does not seek death, Texas Penal Code § 12.31(a) (statutes.capitol.texas.gov; text read via the texas.public.law mirror). Case background as reported by FOX 4 Dallas, CBS Texas, NBC DFW, KERA and HOT97. Courtroom footage: pool camera, Dallas County criminal district court (FOX 4 Dallas stream). Subscribe to follow the Yella Beezy trial, witness by witness. Chapters 0:00 Cold open: “a murder for hire” 0:20 The $40,000 withdrawal 1:55 The law: hired for pay, or the promise of pay 2:42 The State's opening: a feud 3:50 Defense: “the rappers paid” theory 4:16 Devin Brown, according to the defense 4:57 Nichole Noble on cross: cash 5:30 The medical examiner on the cash 6:20 Apartment cameras and visitor records 7:37 Ms. Jackson and the prosecutors' notes 9:45 What Day 1 leaves open