LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A judge has denied a motion to suppress evidence in the case against Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the only person charged in the 1996 death of rapper Tupac Shakur.
The ruling, handed down during a court hearing Tuesday morning, means evidence gathered during a 2023 search of Davis’ home can be used in his upcoming trial.
Lawyers argued the acquisition of the search warrant was done in a manner that misled the judge, which they believed would have made the evidence inadmissible at trial. But the judge disagreed with that assertion, clearing the way for prosecutors to use the evidence at trial.
The case will return to court in a few weeks for a readiness status check, which will serve as Davis’ next scheduled appearance. The trial itself has been postponed multiple times and is currently set for Aug. 10.
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Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas nearly 30 years ago. The case went unsolved for decades before Davis’ arrest in 2023.
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