Duane Keefe D Davis sentencing
by Gabriel K: Duane "Keffe D" Davis
Justice for Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder finally landed in Las Vegas, Nevada. Duane 'Keefe D' Davis got sentenced to 40 years to life after a 30-year wait. He was found guilty of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon on September 7, 1996. The judge handed down 20 years for the killing plus another 20 consecutive years for the weapon enhancement. That makes an aggregate sentence of 40 years to life. He gets credit for 731 days time served already. Fees include $25 administrative assessment, $3 DNA collection fee, and $150 DNA fee.
Transcript (en)
All right, Mr. Davis, for three years, I've heard you say some variation of the same thing. To law enforcement, to BET, in your book, and it's something like, yeah, I was involved in this, but I'm different. I've moved on. I got out of Compton. I'm a grandfather now. I'm here to tell you that's not how this works, okay? You don't get to take a man from his family. You don't get to take his very life, his whole future from him, and just walk away from it, especially when that man is Tupac Shakur. The world never forgot about him and his death, and neither did Las Vegas. It took us 30 years, but at this time, you are going to face justice for what you did on September 7, 1996. In accordance with the laws of the state of Nevada, you're hereby judged guilty of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon, a felony. You're going to impose the $25 administrative assessment fee, $3 DNA collection fee, $150 DNA fee, as well as the test. As to the first degree murder portion, you are sentenced to 20 years to life. As to the deadly weapon enhancement, you are sentenced to a mandatory consecutive 20 years to life. The aggregate sentence is 40 years to life. You have 731 days credit time served toward that sentence. You are hereby remanded.
