Michael Sanft
Coverage of Michael Sanft in the Nexus archive.
- Judge allows Tupac murder suspect’s memoir as evidence at trial
A Nevada judge denied a motion to exclude statements from Duane 'Keffe D' Davis's 2019 memoir about his role as a gang leader, which details events linked to the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur and 1997 murder of Biggie Smalls. Davis's attorney argued the book's statements were promotional, not truthful, while the prosecution emphasized the memoir's admissibility as evidence.
- Book that Tupac Shakur murder suspect wrote is clear for use in the trial, judge rules
A judge ruled that a book co-written by Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, the man prosecutors allege ordered Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder, can be used in his trial. Davis faces a murder charge related to the Las Vegas shooting, and his defense argued the book was fictionalized and that prior police statements were inadmissible due to claimed immunity. The court determined Davis adopted the book's content as truthful and allowed the statements as evidence.