Judge Denies Bid by Suspect in Tupac Shakur’s Killing for New Trial in Jailhouse Fight
Defense attorney Carl Arnold speaks during a hearing on claims of juror misconduct in the jailhouse battery case of Duane Davis, left, at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on July 2, 2025. L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool
LAS VEGAS—Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is awaiting trial in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, has lost a bid for a new trial in a separate battery case tied to a jailhouse fight.
The ruling came Wednesday after a tense hearing in a Las Vegas courtroom that underscored the high-profile status of the defendant and his upcoming trial in one of hip-hop’s most infamous crimes.
