Tupac Shakur murder suspect Duane Davis has fourteen days to hire lawyer

A two-week adjournment has been mandated by the judge presiding over the trial of a man accused of killing rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996.

The choice was made as Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, made an appearance in court in Las Vegas on Thursday. It was the second delay in his case.

According to officials, Mr. Davis, a former gang leader, planned the murder as retaliation for an assault on his nephew.

In handcuffs and a blue prison uniform, Mr. Davis made his courtroom debut.

He has not yet formally entered a plea, despite the fact that he was anticipated to do so during the hearing on Thursday until the additional postponement was mandated.

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Judge Tierra Jones scheduled a fresh arraignment hearing for November 2nd.

If Mr. Davis has not retained legal counsel by that time, according to Judge Jones, a public defender will be assigned to represent him.

We have to move this matter along, she said.

Mr. Davis was one of the last people still alive who saw the tragic drive-by shooting that occurred in September 1996.

He has acknowledged being in the automobile where shots were fired on numerous occasions, including in his 2019 tell-all memoir, Compton Street Legend.

Hip-hop icon Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas when he was 25 years old.

Prosecutors claim that Shakur and Orlando Anderson, the deceased nephew of the suspect, got into a brawl in a casino just before the rapper was murdered on September 7, 1996. A few days later, he passed away in the hospital.

Shakur, whose stage name was 2Pac, released his debut album in 1991.

His passing served as the inspiration for countless documentaries. He was one of the most celebrated figures in hip-hop.

With classics like California Love, All Eyez On Me, and Changes, he sold more than 75 million records worldwide and found success on the charts.

(BBC)