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Tupac Shakur murder trial begins with Duane Davis as sole accused
The trial of Duane Keith Davis, the only person charged in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing, began with jury selection in Las Vegas on Monday. Prosecutors accuse Davis, a former South Side Compton…
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The trial of Duane Keith Davis, the only person charged in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing, began with jury selection in Las Vegas on Monday. Prosecutors accuse Davis, a former South Side Compton Crips leader, of helping organise the drive-by shooting after a casino fight involving his nephew, Orlando Anderson. Shakur was shot four times and died six days later, aged 25.
Davis has pleaded not guilty to murder with a deadly weapon and a gang enhancement. Prosecutors do not allege he fired the shots, but say he helped arrange the attack and supplied the gun. His memoir and a 2008 police interview, in which he placed himself in the white Cadillac, are admissible. The trial could last four to six weeks, though it may not establish who fired the fatal shots.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy version of this case is that a decades-old mystery has finally found its killer. The prosecution’s case is narrower: Davis is accused of organising the attack, not pulling the trigger, and his earlier accounts are now being challenged as publicity-driven. The defence must explain those statements, while prosecutors must prove their reliability beyond reasonable doubt. The key test will be whether the jury accepts Davis’s admissions as credible evidence of his role.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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