The trial of Hernandez Govan, 45, began Monday in a Memphis courtroom. Govan is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and first-degree murder. He is not accused of shooting Young Dolph, but prosecutors claim he directed the two people who did and was criminally responsible for the commission of premeditated murder.

Hernandez Govan, the man police say planned the killing of Memphis rapper Young Dolph, is on trial. The trial, which started Aug. 18, began nearly four years after Young Dolph was killed inside a cookie shop in Memphis.

Hernandez Govan is not accused of shooting Young Dolph, but prosecutors claim he directed the two people who did.