Closing statements to begin in trial of man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur killing
- Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, 63, is on trial for a single count of murder with a deadly weapon in connection with rapper Tupac Shakur's death in Las Vegas nearly 30 years ago.
- The trial involved 16 jurors with four alternates hearing testimony from 24 prosecution witnesses and 3 defense witnesses over nine days.
- Closing statements are scheduled to begin Monday, with prosecutors expected to argue Davis orchestrated the attack based on his own statements, while the defense claims the prosecution's narrative lacks evidence.
Closing statements are scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, 63, who is accused of orchestrating the death of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas nearly 30 years ago. Davis faces a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang.
A panel of 16 jurors, including four alternates, heard testimony from 24 prosecution witnesses and 3 defense witnesses over nine days of trial. The trial proceeded faster than initially expected, as prosecutors had originally planned to call 35 to 45 witnesses.
Prosecutors are expected to argue that Davis called the shots for the attack on Shakur based on Davis' own statements, while the defense is expected to maintain that the prosecution's narrative is fiction and that they failed to support their claims with evidence.
图帕克·沙库尔遇害案被告人案件庭审将进行结案陈词
图帕克·沙库尔遇害案的庭审将于周一进行结案陈词。被告人杜安·"基菲·D"·戴维斯现年63岁，因涉嫌策划这位说唱歌手近30年前在拉斯维加斯遇害而受审，面临一项持致命武器谋杀罪名，指控其意图促进、推进或协助犯罪团伙实施该罪行。
由16名陪审团成员（包括4名替补）组成的陪审团在9天的庭审中听取了24名控方证人和3名辩方证人的证词。庭审进展快于预期，控方最初计划传唤35至45名证人。
控方预计将基于戴维斯本人的陈述论证其策划了对沙库尔的袭击，而辩方则预计将坚持认为控方的叙述是虚构的，且未能用证据支持其指控。