Duane “Keefe D” Davis’ legal team is trying to have all charges dismissed in connection with the shooting of Tupac Shakur.
According to ABC News, on Monday (January 6), Carl EG Arnold filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that the nearly 30-year delay in prosecution violated Keefe D’s constitutional rights. Arnold claimed that the “unreasonable” detention resulted in “blurred memories, the death or disappearance of witnesses, and the loss or destruction of physical evidence.”
He argued that authorities were relying on “the same set of facts” that the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police had “as early as 2009.”
Arnold claims Keefe D’s case has been “irreversibly” compromised and his rights violated.
Additionally, the motion states that prosecutors lacked corroborating evidence beyond Keefe D’s own statements. Arnold argued that “too many witnesses died” or were imprisoned.
Additionally, Arnold highlighted the so-called “proposed agreement” reached in 2008 between Davis and the federal-Los Angeles Joint Task Force that promised immunity for information related to the Tupac Shakur shooting.
“In 2009, Nevada took control of the [Davis’] Arrested in 2023,” Arnold said. “Specifically, he allegedly claimed that he drove a white Cadillac, handed the gun to the backseat passenger, and shot Tupac Shakur with the gun.”
The attorney said prosecutors “must now honor the 2008 initial proposal agreement and LVMPD’s commitment not to prosecute Mr. Davis.”
Authorities arrested Keefe D in September 2023 for his alleged involvement in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. The former gang leader has previously incriminated himself through statements in interviews and memoirs. He remains in custody and his trial is due to begin on March 17.
The court will discuss Keefe D’s motion to dismiss at a hearing on January 21.
