Tupac Murder Suspect Misses Court, Delays Trial

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the sole suspect charged in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, missed court appearances this week as his attorney battles to dismiss the charges citing unproven previous immunity agreements.

Davis, absent from hearings regarding his readiness for trial and a separate jail fight case, remains in custody since his September 2023 arrest. His attorney, Carl Arnold, requested—and was granted—a postponement of the trial readiness hearing to February 18, with the trial slated for March. Arnold said: Davis would "probably want to be here" for the trial readiness hearing.

In the jail altercation, Davis allegedly engaged in a mutual fight, a claim his legal team argues was self-defense. Davis is set to be arraigned Thursday on separate charges of battery following a grand jury indictment last week. Davis pleaded not guilty to the murder charges, as prosecutors cite evidence, including his past admissions in a memoir about orchestrating the rapper's death near the Las Vegas Strip. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)