Keffe D takes his Tupac murder conviction to the Nevada Supreme Court; his trial lawyer died a week after filing the appeal

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the man convicted of murdering Tupac Shakur, has formally appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court. His trial attorney, Michael Sanft, filed the notice of appeal on Oct.

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the man convicted of murdering Tupac Shakur, has formally appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court. His trial attorney, Michael Sanft, filed the notice of appeal on Oct. 30, according to a copy of the filing reported by KSNV News 3 Las Vegas. Sanft died about a week later; his death was reported Nov. 6. The Clerk of the Nevada Supreme Court docketed the case electronically on Monday, Nov. 9, and gave Davis two weeks to file a transcript request form, three weeks to file a docketing statement and 120 days to file an opening brief, per court filings cited by KSNV and KTNV. A Clark County jury found Davis, 63, guilty of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon on Aug. 31 after less than three hours of deliberations, and Judge Carli Kierny sentenced him to 40 years to life on Oct. 13. Prosecutors argued Davis arranged the Sept. 7, 1996 shooting near Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in retaliation for the MGM Grand fight involving Tupac and Davis's nephew Orlando Anderson, relying heavily on Davis's own statements in interviews and his memoir. Sanft argued Davis lied about his involvement to make money and that no evidence placed him in Las Vegas at the time. It is unclear how the appeal will proceed following Sanft's death.