The man charged inthe 1996 shooting deathofTupac Shakuris seeking to delay the March 2025 start of his murder trial, citing the need for new witness interviews.
Lawyers for Duane Keffe D Davis filed the motion to postpone the trial Friday, saying that new witness testimony from a private investigator could prove that Davis was not in Las Vegas at the time of the Shakur killing in September 1996, despite the suspectimplicating himselfin his memoirCompton Street Legend,Las Vegas KSNV reported.
This case involves decades-old allegations, and with every new piece of evidence, it becomes increasingly clear that critical facts have yet to be fully examined, Davis lawyer Carl Arnold said.
Duane “Keefe D” Davis arrives in a Las Vegas court on October 19, 2023John Locher / POOL / AFP
The motion also claimed that new evidence has emerged that could point to someone else orchestrating Shakurs killing, and that too needs to be investigated prior to the scheduled March 2025 trial date.
A hearing has been set for this coming Tuesday, Feb. 18 to determine if the trial will be postponed.
Davis faces a first-degree murder charge for his role in Shakurs shooting death; he previously pleaded not guilty and has been held without bail sincehis arrestin September 2023.
Suge Knights Wrongful-Death Retrial Officially Ran Off the Rails Today
Suge Knight Refuses to Let Lawyer Quit, Retrial Begins Tuesday
Trump Attacks the Supreme Court, Says America Cannot Give Everyone a Trial
Woman Dragged From Republican Town Hall Seeks $5 Million in Damages
At a press conference at Las Vegas Metro Police headquarters hours after Davis arrest, homicide Lt. Jason Johansson said, It wasnt until 2018 that this case was reinvigorated as additional information came to light related to this homicide, specificallyDuane Davis own admissions to his involvement in this homicide investigation that he provided to numerous media outlets.
In the nearly 30 years since the murder, Las Vegas homicide detectives had amassed information describing Davis as the leader of the criminal conspiracy, but, Johansson said, we never had the necessary evidence to bring this case forward.
Much of that evidence emerged via Davis own tell-all memoir, which described the circumstances around the Shakur killing in detail.
