A standard warranty The hearing turned heated Tuesday as Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the man accused of killing Tupac Shakur, verbally attacked prosecutors and investigators in a Las Vegas courtroom.
The latest court date was a follow-up to a June 26 hearing where a judge rejected a $112,500 down payment to secure Davis' $750,000 bail, noting that the payment — allegedly from music executive Cash “Wack 100” Jones — linked with an exclusive interview. with Davis.
At Tuesday's hearing, Clark County Circuit Court Judge Carli Kierny echoed those concerns, noting that if the bond payment was a “gift” from a third-party entertainment company rather than a family connection, Davis would have little incentive to comply with orders and appear at trial.
Prosecutors, who would have preferred if Davis remained behind bars until trial, argued that under Nevada law, criminals cannot profit from their crimes, which Davis would essentially do by giving an exclusive interview in exchange for the bail money. However, Davis' attorney, Carl Arnold, argued that since Davis has not yet been convicted of any crime, that law does not apply.
Ultimately, Judge Kierny pushed back the bail decision for another week, during which Davis' team must provide further documentation of the source of the $112,500 payment. The Associated Press References.
Tempers then flared during the proceedings as Davis made several outbursts at the end of the hearing, including yelling at the two prosecutors for “trashing my family into this.” “They're not just ugly on the outside, they're ugly on the inside,” Davis said. “These two dudes here.”
Davis then questioned the boxes of files obtained by retired LAPD detective Greg Canting — who spent years investigating the murders of both Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. — that prosecutors and police were reviewing for possible evidence. against Davis.
“These boxes should not be allowed in the case,” Davis argued. “Sir. Greg Canting had these boxes in his house for 15 years in his attic and he did all kinds of TV interviews. He broke a right deal and broke the law, all kinds of things.”
Davis also accused Canting of tampering with evidence, to which the judge responded that there was no proof of that claim, nor had Davis' attorney filed a motion alleging that the evidence was tampered with, Fox 5 Vegas reported.
Speaking to Associated Press after the hearing, Kading said: “I'm not losing sleep over the fact that a confessed murderer is at odds with me for sharing information about his involvement in a murder. Nothing he said reveals anything new. Is known. It was based on investigative resources from when I was at the LAPD.”
While the parole hearing continues, the judge set a trial readiness hearing for Aug. 20. Davis' trial for murder with a deadly weapon in the 1996 death of Shakur will begin in November.
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