Duane 'Keefe D' Davis Appeals Tupac Murder Conviction to Nevada Supreme Court
The Nevada Supreme Court has docketed the case and ordered opening briefs within 120 days after Davis received a 40-year-to-life sentence.
- Duane Keith Davis, convicted of murdering rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996, has filed an appeal with the Nevada Supreme Court challenging his conviction while serving a 40-year-to-life sentence.
- Davis' Las Vegas defense attorney, Michael Sanft, filed the notice of appeal on October 30 following a jury's conviction of Davis on first-degree murder with a deadly weapon enhancement.
- Sanft, 55, died at his Las Vegas home last week, according to local reports; the Clark County Coroner has not yet released the cause or date of death.
- The Nevada Supreme Court officially accepted the appeal on Monday, November 9, moving the case forward despite Davis losing his trial attorney to represent him.
- Davis must now secure new legal representation to meet court deadlines: two weeks to file a transcript request form and 120 days to submit an opening brief.
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Duane "Keffe D" Davis Appeals Tupac Shakur Murder Conviction to Nevada Supreme Court
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Tupac murder trial conviction appealed to Nevada Supreme Court
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The man convicted for the orchestrating the murder of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur has filed an appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court. His lawyer, who sent the notice on Oct. 30, was found dead one week later. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility [...]
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