Judge allows use of police interview in trial for man accused of killing Tupac Shakur
LAS VEGAS — A Nevada judge ruled on Tuesday that the recording of an interview the man accused of killing Tupac Shakur gave to police in 2008 could be used at…
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LAS VEGAS — A Nevada judge ruled on Tuesday that the recording of an interview the man accused of killing Tupac Shakur gave to police in 2008 could be used at his upcoming trial. Davis, 63, is charged with murder in Shakur's 1996 killing. Defense attorney Michael Sanft argued that the 2008 interview Davis gave law enforcement was supposed to be confidential, and that detectives explicitly told him the interview was not supposed to be used against him.
Furthermore, The case went cold until Davis began making public statements about it, including in a book he co-wrote in which he said he was in the Cadillac and provided the weapon used to shoot Shakur. Judge Carli Kierny found that the interview is admissible in Duane “Keffe D” Davis ' trial, which is scheduled to start Aug. Prosecutors argued there was no basis to exclude the interview from the trial, which is expected to take about four weeks.
In addition, Shakur was shot multiple times and died six days later.
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LAS VEGAS — A Nevada judge ruled on Tuesday that the recording of an interview the man accused of killing Tupac Shakur gave to police in 2008 could be used at his upcoming trial.
reliability low1/2 sourcesDavis, 63, is charged with murder in Shakur's 1996 killing.
reliability low1/2 sourcesDefense attorney Michael Sanft argued that the 2008 interview Davis gave law enforcement was supposed to be confidential, and that detectives explicitly told him the interview was not supposed to be used against him.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe case went cold until Davis began making public statements about it, including in a book he co-wrote in which he said he was in the Cadillac and provided the weapon used to shoot Shakur.
reliability low1/2 sourcesJudge Carli Kierny found that the interview is admissible in Duane “Keffe D” Davis ' trial, which is scheduled to start Aug.
reliability low1/2 sourcesProsecutors argued there was no basis to exclude the interview from the trial, which is expected to take about four weeks.
reliability low1/2 sourcesShakur was shot multiple times and died six days later.
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