Judge allows use of police interview in trial for man accused of killing Tupac Shakur
Judge Carli Kierny said the recording is admissible as prosecutors prepare for a trial expected to last about four weeks.
- On Tuesday, Judge Carli Kierny ruled that a 2008 police interview with defendant Duane "Keffe D" Davis is admissible in his upcoming murder trial for the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.
- Davis faces murder charges for Shakur's 1996 death in Las Vegas, where a white Cadillac pulled up beside Shakur and Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight, sparking gunfire near the Las Vegas Strip.
- Defense attorney Michael Sanft argued detectives explicitly promised confidentiality, while prosecutors contended there was no basis to exclude the evidence from the trial, expected to take about four weeks.
- Portions of the recording previously appeared in former Los Angeles Police Department Detective Greg Kading's book "Murder Rap: The Untold Story of the Biggie Smalls & Tupac Shakur Murder Investigations" and the documentary "The Reckoning."
- The trial is scheduled to begin Aug. 10 for a case involving Shakur, who died six days after being shot, marking one of the most notorious unsolved murders in the United States.
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Tupac Shakur death case: Judge allows use of police interview in murder trial; Duane 'Keffe D' Davis could face life in prison without parole
A Nevada judge ruled a 2008 interview admissible in the upcoming trial. Duane "Keffe D" Davis faces murder charges in Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing. Davis claims he was in the Cadillac and provided the weapon used. Prosecutors argued the interview's recording is crucial evidence for the court. The trial for the notorious unsolved murder is scheduled to begin soon.
A Nevada judge ruled Tuesday that a tape of a 2008 police interview of Duane "Keffe D" Davis in connection with the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur can be used in an upcoming trial. The trial is scheduled to begin Aug. 10 in Las Vegas. Judge Carli Kierny ruled the interview admissible as evidence in the trial of Davis, the 63-year-old accused of killing Shakur in 1996. Prosecutors argued there was no legal basis to exclude the footage from the tri…
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Judge allows use of police interview in trial for man accused of killing Tupac Shakur
A judge is allowing a police interview of the man charged in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur to be used in his upcoming trial.
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