Yella Beezy Asked the Judge to Kiss His Son After Getting Life Without Parole; Lawyer Says Appeal Is Next

Right after a Dallas County jury convicted Yella Beezy (Markies Conway) of capital murder in the 2020 killing of MO3 on Wednesday, Judge Chika Anyiam told him he would serve the automatic sentence of life without parole. Before deputies led him out, Conway asked the judge for permission to kiss his young son, who was sitting in the gallery.

Right after a Dallas County jury convicted Yella Beezy (Markies Conway) of capital murder in the 2020 killing of MO3 on Wednesday, Judge Chika Anyiam told him he would serve the automatic sentence of life without parole. Before deputies led him out, Conway asked the judge for permission to kiss his young son, who was sitting in the gallery. The judge said it was up to the bailiff. NBC 5 reported that the boy left the courtroom in tears, and that Conway fell out in a back hallway once he was taken into custody, according to what NBC 5 was told. Defense attorney Toby Shook told reporters: "We really can't express disappointment at the verdict. We're gonna keep fighting. We have excellent appellate points. That'll be the next step in the fight." Asked if the state proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt, Shook said: "No, I don't. I don't think they had the evidence. All that will be addressed in the appeals." The verdict came six years to the day after MO3 was shot and killed on I-35. Gunman Kewon White was already serving life without parole.