The lawyer for the man suspected of killing the rap icon wants to delay trial next month, and more time has passed on the investigation work to ensure Duane “Keffe d” Davis gets a fair trial It says it is necessary.
The motion filed Friday in a Nevada court provided insight into Davis' defense, with private investigators identifying witnesses who could testify that he was not the scene of the 1996 shooting, and he He pointed out that this was not the case in Las Vegas at the time.
The move also suggests that someone else may have adjusted the shooting and that there are witnesses interviewing who can testify about the issue.
In a statement, the defense team said the need to delay the new development and the need to interview key witnesses.
A hearing was currently scheduled for Tuesday to discuss the timing of the trial, which is scheduled to begin in March.
“The case includes allegations from decades ago and with all the new evidence, it becomes increasingly clear that important facts have not yet been fully considered,” Davis' defense. said attorney Carl Arnold, who leads the group.
On the night of September 7th, 1996, Shakur was promoted at BMW by Marion “Suge” Knight, founder of Death Row Records.
They were waiting at a red light as the white Cadillac stood next to them and the shooting erupted.
Davis, a former gang leader who has been accused of coordinating Shakur's murder near the Las Vegas strip, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder since his arrest in September 2023 and has been jailed. It's there.
He was long known to investigators as one of the four suspects identified early in the investigation, but he is the only person to be charged.
Arnold argued that Davis should not be charged due to the immunity agreement that he said he reached federal and local prosecutors a few years ago while he was living in California.
Prosecutors say the immune contract is limited and he has strong evidence against Davis.
In his interview and memoirs, Davis admitted that he was in the car, providing the gun used in the drive-by shooting.
However, his court application states that his explanation of orchestrating a drive-by shooting was “made for entertainment purposes and for money.”
The defense also says that Shakur was in a stable state after the shooting and has witness information indicating that he died suddenly after being hospitalized for a week.
They had consulted medical and forensic experts to assess potential alternative causes of death.
