Overview
- The capital murder trial of Markies Conway, which entered its second week Monday, centers on prosecutors’ claim that he paid $40,000 to hire shooters who killed rapper MO3 in November 2020.
- Prosecutors have shown surveillance video and crime‑scene photos, presented $17,960 recovered from the victim’s car, and displayed firearms recovered from a co-defendant’s home as part of their circumstantial case.
- A West Hollywood hotel employee testified that Conway was listed on a November 2020 reservation and Federal Reserve testimony linked some seized bills by serial number to larger cash shipments.
- A key expected witness, Theodore Thomas (Jose Bodega), repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right and did not testify, and jurors have heard that the alleged triggerman, Kewon White, was convicted and given a life sentence.
- The defense emphasizes there is no direct physical evidence tying Conway to ordering the killing, leaving jurors to decide how much weight to give witness accounts, travel and cash records in determining guilt.