Murder charge upheld for the only suspect to face prosecution in 1996 Tupac Shakur killing

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Murder charge upheld for the only suspect to face prosecution in 1996 Tupac Shakur killing
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A Nevada judge has upheld the murder charge of the only suspect to ever be prosecuted in the 1990s killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur. Duane “Keffe D” Davis and his lawyer had argued that he never should have been charged with murder because of immunity agreements he says he reached years ago with federal and local authorities.

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Arnold said after court they will decide in the coming days if they will appeal the judge’s decision to the state Supreme Court. Prosecutors have said the evidence against Davis is strong, including his own accounts of the 1996 shooting in his tell-all memoir. Davis, an ex-gang leader, is accused of orchestrating the shooting near the Las Vegas Strip that killed Shakur shortly after a brawl at a casino involving Shakur and Davis’ nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson.in Compton, Davis said he obtained a .

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