LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Duane Keith Davis, best known as Keffe D is appealing his recent conviction in connection with the murder of Tupac Shakur.
The Nevada Supreme Court has already docketed the case, ordering Davis' attorneys to file their opening brief within 120 days.
Davis, 63, was sentenced to 40-years behind bars after a jury deliberated for just three hours after a weeks-long trial in Las Vegas.
—The verdict—
Prosecutors argued Davis acquired a gun and “went hunting” for Shakur and Death Row Records co-founder Marion “Suge” Knight after they beat up Davis’ nephew earlier that day on September 7, 1996.
Despite Davis' own repeated statements placing himself inside a white Cadillac from which the shots were fired, his attorney at the time, Michael Sanft, claimed a lack of evidence supported that theory.
Sanft, 55, has since died. On November 6, KTNV confirmed he was found dead at his home, with the cause yet to be determined.
Shakur's murder had remained a mystery for decades with no one being charged, until Davis began making public statements, saying he was in the Cadillac and gave the gun to others in the backseat.
Under Nevada law, someone who helps another commit murder can be convicted of the crime.
Davis is the only person still alive among the four men prosecutors believe were in the Cadillac.
This is a developing story that will be updated.
