The trial of Dallas Christian, 25, who is charged with capital murder for his part in the shooting death of James Kelly, 32, in October 2005 is set to begin June 30.

Christian has been in custody until recently, when he was released on a $600,000 bond by his lawyer, Clifton L. "Scrappy" Holmes of Tyler.

Christian is believed to have helped coordinate the planned execution, where his girlfriend at the time, Shaina Sepulvado and he, recruited their friend Colton Weir to shoot Kelly.

Kelly was Sepulvado's stepfather. Her mother, Marcia Kelly, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in August 2006, for masterminding the plot where she offered Weir $10,000, jet skis and two trucks for her husband's death, District Attorney Stephanie Stephens said in Sepulvado's trial.

Sepulvado and Weir were also sentenced to life in prison without parole during their trials.

Christian was originally deemed incompetent to stand trial in June 2006, but after treatment at a state hospital, state specialists re-evlauated him and declared him competent.

Gary Batchelor, a witness to the crime, testified during Sepulvado's trial saying that he rode in the vehicle with Sepulvado, Weir and Christian the night of the murder. He said they stopped the car at a driveway near the Kelly home in Cushing, when Sepulvado and Weir left the car and minutes later he heard a shot.

After driving away, Weir threw a rifle into the Angelina River, while Christian and Sepulvado burned rubber gloves and a sweater on the river's bank.

Batchelor is serving a sentence at a Texas Youth Commission facility for tampering with evidence in connection with the Kelly shooting.

Jury selection in Christian's trial is scheduled for June 23. If found guilty, Christian will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole.