Nevada Judge Admits 2008 Police Interview In Tupac Murder Trial
On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, Nevada Judge Carli Kierny ruled that a 2008 police interview with Duane "Keffe D" Davis is admissible at his murder trial in Las Vegas.[1]
Davis' trial in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur is scheduled to begin August 10, 2026, in Las Vegas.[1] Defense attorneys told the court detectives had promised the 2008 interview would not be used against Davis, but Kierny found he later adopted public accounts, including material in his book, as his own.[1] Prosecutors allege Davis orchestrated the killing and was in the Cadillac that pulled up beside Shakur and Marion "Suge" Knight near the Las Vegas Strip on September 7, 1996.[1]
In 2008 Las Vegas detectives recorded an interview with Davis that prosecutors now say supports their case.[1] Kierny's ruling allows prosecutors to present that interview to jurors as they build their theory that Davis coordinated the ambush that killed the rapper.[1]
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- On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, Judge Carli Kierny ruled that a 2008 police interview with Duane "Keffe D" Davis is admissible at his murder trial.
- Davis' trial in the 1996 shooting death of Tupac Shakur is scheduled to start August 10, 2026, in Las Vegas.
- Defense argued detectives promised the 2008 interview would not be used against Davis, but the judge found he adopted later public accounts, including his book, as his own.
- Prosecutors allege Davis orchestrated the killing and was in the Cadillac that pulled up beside Shakur and Suge Knight near the Las Vegas Strip on September 7, 1996.
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