Jury set to deliberate in Yella Beezy trial

Jurors in the murder-for-hire trial involving a Dallas rapper will begin deliberating tomorrow. Today, the prosecution and defense laid out their final pitch to the jury. Rapper Yella Beezy is on trial for allegedly hiring another man to kill a rival rapper. The killer's already been convicted, but Yella Beezy's attorneys say prosecutors did not provide enough evidence linking their client to the murder. Fox 4's David Centendri listened to those closing arguments today, and he's live in Dallas. Thanks, David. Well, Steve, Yella Beezy's trial has gone on for two weeks, and now he waits to find out if a jury will send him to prison for the rest of his life. Marquise Conway, also known as rapper Yella Beezy, now awaits a jury verdict. He's on trial for allegedly orchestrating the 2020 murder of Melvin Noble, known as Dallas rapper Mo3. In September, a jury found Keiwan White guilty of capital murder for the brazen, broad daylight shooting on I-35. Now a new jury must decide if it believes beyond a reasonable doubt that Yella Beezy hired White to commit the murder. In closing arguments Tuesday, prosecutors played a Yella Beezy rap song. They believe it brags about a bounty on Mo3's head. The two rappers had an ongoing feud. When someone shows you and tells you who they are and what they're capable of, you believe them. And he's telling on Moe Three's head. Defense attorneys call the lyrics speculative, lacking proof of a crime. You don't have to like these guys that have said it before. You don't have to like their music, you might think they're bad people, but you can't convict them unless the government rules out every logic. That's your duty. After the murder, prosecutors claim Yella Beezy traveled back to North Texas and quickly withdrew $40,000 in cash while communicating with the convicted trigger man through a middleman. They want to believe that this is one huge conspiracy, but who had the motive, who had the money, and who had the men that will carry this out? Defense attorneys say Yella Beezy regularly withdrew large amounts of cash and claim there's no proof of a murder-for-hire plot, as they ask jurors to find their client not guilty. You cannot lower the bar. And that jury will begin its deliberations tomorrow at 9 a.m.