Tupac Mu-rd-er Suspect May Have Just Destroyed His Own Defense With One Explosive Mistake
Duane “Keefe D” Davis, who is on trial for the murder of Tupac Shakur, messed up his own protection before he could even get in front of a jury, according to an expert.
The former Las Vegas gangster was charged with murder with a deadly weapon, with an added enhancement for allegedly committing the crime to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang. Years after the incident, Davis boasted about his alleged involvement in Shakur’s murder – but that pride is coming back to haunt him, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Keefe D Loses Proffer Deal by His Own Fault
Source: MEGAThe judge ruled Davis’ conversations with police are admissible in court.
Davis, 63, previously confessed to his involvement in the shooting while speaking with police and again in a book and in media appearances. However, despite those admissions, Davis pleaded not guilty.
While the defense attempted to bar those previous comments from entry into evidence, the judge didn’t agree. Both the conversations with police and the comments he made to the public are admissible for prosecutors to use against him.
Davis argued his conversations with police were under the guise that they offered protection from future prosecution, but the judge found those promises no longer applicable.
According to Peter S. Christiansen, founder of Christiansen Trial Lawyers, Davis got himself into this situation.
“If you get a confidential proffer deal, you keep your mouth shut,” he said. “The second Keefe D went on talk shows and wrote a tell-all book repeating those claims, he blew up his own protection. You can’t claim secrecy on something you sold for profit.”
“I sang because they promised I would not be prosecuted,” Davis wrote in his book Compton Street Legend.
Gangster Called ‘Shot Caller’
Source: MEGADavis was accused of orchestrating the fatal attack on Tupac Shakur.
While Davis isn’t accused of holding the gun that killed Shakur, according to prosecutors, he was the “shot caller” behind the September 7, 1996 scheme against Shakur and Suge Knight.
Deandrae “Big Dre” Smith or Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson are believed to be responsible directly for the gun shot. However, by his own admission, Davis was in the white Cadillac that pulled up alongside Shakur’s ride.
Christiansen said, “Fighting a murder charge is hard enough. Fighting your own book and years of public interviews is an even steeper hill to climb.”
