The Dallas County case was set for trial next month, but the judge ordered both sides to return to court to set a new date.
Yella Beezy’s long-awaited murder trial, connected to the 2020 killing of Dallas artist Mo3, has officially been pushed back, per XXL.
Beezy had been scheduled to stand trial on February 2 in Dallas County after being accused of paying Kewon White to carry out Mo3’s killing in 2020. But during a pretrial hearing held Friday, the defense asked the court for more time, citing the massive size of the state’s evidence dump.
According to court paperwork from Dallas County Criminal District Court, the case is listed under Cause No. F-25-00154, with Beezy facing a charge of “Capital Murder While Remuneration,” stemming from an alleged offense date of November 11, 2020.
At the hearing, Beezy did not appear due to the recent death of his mother. The docket notes that both sides were present for the pretrial proceeding and confirms that the court plans to revisit scheduling soon.
The delay largely stems from the defense’s argument that the amount of discovery material provided by prosecutors is overwhelming. Earlier this month, Beezy’s attorney filed a motion seeking a continuance, arguing the state dropped more than 16 terabytes of discovery and the defense needs additional time to review it.
“Much of the discovery has no relation to Conway,” Beezy’s attorney wrote in the filing. “This discovery isn’t material to the outcome of the case. Nor has it revealed any new or relevant facts about the case.”
The filing continues, “There are audit files, jail calls, and many other files that aren’t relevant to the case. There are video files where many minutes pass, and nothing happens. Numerous video files and other data show or describe the same event that are duplicative. Some files aren’t labeled in a way that reveals their content and are labeled with numbers that have no meaning to the defense.”
Beezy, who was arrested last year in connection with Mo3’s death, has remained out on bond since shortly after his arrest. However, the stakes remain enormous for him, as if convicted, he could face life in prison.
For now, the judge has ordered both sides back into court next week to determine just how much more time is needed before a new trial date can be set.
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