Overview
- Jury selection for Kewon White’s capital-murder trial began Monday and a 12-member panel was seated this week as opening statements start in Dallas.
- Prosecutors say White was the gunman in the November 2020 Interstate 35 shooting that killed rapper MO3 and that the killing was part of a paid, murder-for-hire plot.
- The judge has allowed three Yella Beezy songs and lyrics into evidence while rejecting a Dallas police detective’s bid to testify as a music expert.
- Courtroom management has been strict: bloggers were removed for recording and harassing prospective jurors and the court plans to stream testimony once it begins.
- Legal observers and prosecutors say White’s verdict could shape the prosecution’s case and penalty strategy for Markies Conway, who has pleaded not guilty, and affect MO3’s family and the Dallas rap community.