State gives closing arguments in Yella Beezy trial | FULL

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I know it's been a long two plus weeks. And Shaquille, you think you can walk away? I'm gonna get my lick back, I don't give a ****, ain't no walking away. When someone tells you and shows you who they are, you believe them. And you all have every reason and right to believe that Marquise Conway was going to get his lick back and did. There was no walking away for Melvin Noble. We know almost six years to today that Keywan White sat outside of Jocelyn Jackson's apartment up until the next day, November 11th. Where he follows him to I-35 and guns him down. There was no walking away for Melvin Noble. He lay there on I-35, he had been shot 13 times. Over 40 rounds fired, going in the opposite direction of traffic. A madman, a killer, an executioner. That was Keywan White, and that's who this man decided would carry it out. There was no walking away. He lay there to be on display. Almost ironic to what the defendant experienced back in 2018 on the tollway. This was a message that needed to be sent. This was for the world to see. Over a rap beef, we are here for capital murder. And the 12 of you all were selected over two weeks ago. Remember, so long ago. We talked about what the state is required to prove for capital murder. We talked about what it meant to prove these elements beyond a reasonable doubt. And we talked about that the state must prove each and every one of these elements that are going to be up here on the screen, that this offense happened on November 11th of 2020, that it happened in Dallas County, state of Texas, that this defendant, Marquise Conway, intentionally or knowingly caused the death of Melvin Noble by employing Kiwan White to murder Melvin Noble for remuneration or the promise of remuneration. And you all sit here because you stated that you would and could follow the law if the state of Texas proves these elements to you beyond a reasonable doubt that you would find Mr. Conway guilty. And we talked about what it meant, what capital murder meant. So it's murder plus remuneration or the promise thereof. And we specifically went through what remuneration means, money, Payment in exchange for a service or the promise. And I want to spend a little bit of time because remember, we talked about what is sufficient for us to secure a capital murder conviction. And I told you all we could prove either that there was payment or the promise. The promise alone is sufficient, meaning that we can prove either or both And six of you all could believe that we proved the payment. Six of you all could believe that there is just a promise of a payment. Or all of you all could believe, either one of those, he would still be guilty of capital murder. So when we talk about these elements and proving them beyond a reasonable doubt, we discussed what it means, what beyond a reasonable doubt means. We talked about that there's no definition. We talked about that it's not 100% proof. That is not beyond all doubt, not beyond all shadow of a doubt. It is you all using your common sense and your logic because when you come through those doors and you become jurors, you don't check that at the door. You all know what that means. It's that feeling. It's to each of you individually what it means. And you all also understand that if we prove the case, and I submit to you that we have, you must convict the defendant. We talked about this, you remember these puzzle pieces, you can't tell what they are, but when we put them all together, this shows two things. We use this to demonstrate what it means to prove a case to you beyond a reasonable doubt. There are some pieces that are missing, it's not beyond all doubt, but you know what it is based off of your feeling, your common sense, your logic, your ability to be able to inference and pull together those things. We also talked about it when we're talking about direct evidence and circumstantial evidence and you all remember we discussed what circumstantial evidence means. Direct evidence is witness testimony. That's Dr. Graham, Miss Kapler, Miss Hopkins coming in telling you exactly what they saw on November 11th of 2020. Circumstantial evidence is everything else. It is evidence, Based off of the reason you're looking at it, making inferences, logical inferences, common sense of those things. We discussed witness testimony. Remember, you all are the exclusive judges of the witness's credibility. You could believe all, some, or none of what a witness says. One of the things that I know that the defense is going to talk about is Mr. Bradley. Mr. Bradley sat here, he came in with his jail uniform on, still handcuffed, and he told you all, he's a drug dealer. We didn't hide away from that. He's been convicted of offenses. He told you about how his view of holding onto this information was essential because he thought he was being true to the streets Where he comes from, snitching is not what you do, but when everyone else started doing it, He wanted to benefit too and I know that the defense is going to get up here and talk about that he received this benefit but if you remember the testimony he had already entered into his plea agreement back in June of 2026 before he even came to us with that information. But it's not just that, you don't just look at his criminal history. Yes, we know that he's facing 30 years, facing a life sentence in Kaufman County. And guess what, when he testified, he still was facing that. And to this day, he's still facing those things. He has not been sentenced, and yes, he told you the truth. He is hoping to get a benefit, he is hoping by coming forward. That would help either reduce his sentence, but I have no control over that, and no one knows what will happen. But what he did tell you, it's not just about who he is as a person, and you may not like him. That's okay. Let's look at what he told you, because if you remember, the defense never questioned him about the words that he said. They just talked about that he was a bad guy and he was doing all kinds of drugs. Who told you that? Kiwan told him, because that was his little cousin, I can't wait to get another gun whenever he gets his money. And you remember they had a conversation, he's like, where's the money? And Kiwan's like, you don't know? I did that work to that rapper on the freeway, and we all know that he's talking about Mothra. And then he gives specific details that only the killer, Kiwan White, would know. He talks about how he let out a couple of shots out of the window, chased him down and shot a few more times, seen him fall and shot him in the butt. He talked about this autopsy photo and we know that Mr. Noble was shot in the butt. That is something that no one else would know that wasn't public information but for Kiwan White told Cedric Bradley that. No one else would know that but also he told you He was going to reach out to bodega that he was going to reach out to Bodega and if he didn't get his money, one of them ends was going to be next. And that's important because we know who he's talking about. He's talking about Treff and Young. The people who he was searching what their net worth is for. We know when Cedric tells you that's not the way business is done. You don't get your money afterwards. We know that a promise existed. So there's no question about that. But we also know that he got paid. But you remember the second part of Cedric's conversation is he's having a conversation with Jerry. And even Jerry says to Cedric, your little cousin Treff said if he didn't get his money, someone would be next. And that's important because when you start to put together those pieces of the puzzle and you start to look at the conversations that Jerry is having with this defendant, We know it's a panic, and guess what? The other thing we know is that Key One is very capable of carrying out who's next. And so they know that they need to get him his money, because if not, who's next? Now, in the jury charge, we talked about the law of parties. If you all remember, we kind of went through that and we did some hypotheticals. I know it's been a long time and a lot of information. But a person is criminally responsible for the conduct of another if acting with intent to promote or assist the commission of the crime he solicits, encourages, aids, directs, attempts to aid the other person to commit the offense. And if you all remember, we used this example with Ocean's Eleven. How there were multiple people and we know that in order to carry out this successful execution of Mo3 that there had to be multiple people, multiple players, multiple roles, money changing hands like Detective Barnes told you. So let's go through the shooter. No question that he was white and that we proved beyond a reasonable doubt that he was the shooter in this offense. We see him getting into that Black Camaro before he goes and sits at Jocelyn's house for 18 hours and watches him, watches Mo3 and follows him on the freeway. We see him going right along next to his car and we know that what Cedric told you is true about him letting out shots because you can't see that on this video but that's the reason why Mo3's vehicle stops And he gets out and then he takes off running. And if you remember, back to Miss Hawkins, about hearing that popping sound. What she now knows was gunfire, prior to, and we can't even see those shots coming out. And we know what Mo3, Melvin No Voice, looking for. We know that there's a gun there that he never is able to get to, to even have a chance to defend himself. And we know that Keywon White gets back in that Camaro, drives off, and goes off to be picked up by Jerry Johnson. But let's talk about one of the other players, one of the original players, the setup guy, Devin Brown. And I know that the defense, from their opening statement, they want to make it seem like this is about Jocelyn and Devin and that he's mad. Yes, they had a toxic relationship. No question about that. It was toxic. However, we know that they weren't together. We know that they were both dating other people. And we know that it wasn't enough for him to decide that he was going to carry this out. They're gonna flash out money from Britain that was months before November 11th of 2020. But guess what? Devin's indicted too, cuz he's a part of it. He's a player. And we know that he's the one that gives the location for Jocelyn Jackson of where that house is. And, in fact, we know that they're calling back and forth and going back and forth between those houses in addition to he uses his own kid to see if Mo3 is there. So, yeah, he's a part of it. I'm not denying that. And he'll have his day in court, too. The middleman, let's talk about Jerry Johnson. We know that Keywon White and Jerry Johnson really don't talk at all before that. Jerry is the one that goes and picks them up, and if you remember, special agent Taylor Page, excuse me, his report talks about how his phone, his phone being Keywon White's phone, goes offline. And we have this video that shows you of them revving coming back to Ramona, excuse me. And we know that he's a part of the plan also because he wants to destroy evidence. But you know who Jerry is also close to? Mr. Conway, we know that they are communicating, we know that Jerry is part of the way the payment gets to Keywon. We see the movement between them and then it's not just between the defendant and Jerry, but then Jerry to Keywon. We see how how they are moving, how playing their roles and we know that he's the financier. Keywon is the person, and I agree with the defense, that he wanted to be accepted into this fold. And this is the way you do it. When someone shows you and tells you who they are and what they're capable of, you believe them. And he's telling you that there was a bounty on Mothra's head. He's telling you that 10 bands means nothing to someone who ain't never had it. That's Kiwan, and if you go back to Cedric, Cedric, he really did, but then if you remember, he says he starts to see them with new shoes, new clothes, having some money, but you all also know that after he pulls out the $40,000, we know that they are communicating about getting this money to him. We know that Jerry is the person that gets the money to Kiwan. So remember, we're talking about layers, roles, and these players. This thing is 18 minutes. Thank you, Your Honor. But also if you look at those phone records, he one is spending part of the money that he received. You see 3250 here, that's on November 22nd of 2020. We know that he's spending that money, he's been paid now. Remember, he's talking to Cedric about whether or not that he wants to get his money and somebody's going to be next if he doesn't get his money. What do they do? They get him his money and they meet up. And you all will have all of these things to go back and look at. But one of the things I do want to point your attention to. When they're asking, when Jerry and Marquise are talking, and he says, okay, if he BS tomorrow on JC, his ass is grass. Nah, I'm going to get it done. He got it done, and we know that Kiwan leaves, gets arrested, and has at least remaining $9,760. I want you all to keep in mind who does this and why do they do it. No one. He does this without wanting to get paid, but for the promise of killing someone. We're going to ask that you go back, look at all of the evidence, and we're going to ask that you find him guilty of capital murder and that we have justice for Melvin Noble. Thank you.