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Michael Sanft, Attorney Who Represented Keffe D in 2Pac Murder Trial, Dies at 54
Michael Sanft, the Las Vegas attorney who represented Duane “Keffe D” Davis in the 2Pac murder trial, has died aged 54. His death was reported in Las Vegas on Thursday night; no cause has been confirmed. Sanft took on Davis’s defence pro bono, leading a team in a case that concluded with Davis’s conviction.
Sanft had tried more than 150 cases as lead trial attorney for SOS Injury Lawyers. After the trial, he said he had no regrets and felt his team had done all it could. Davis, now 63, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for his role in orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s killing, nearly 30 years after the rapper was shot in Las Vegas in 1996.
In short
- Michael Sanft died aged 54 in Las Vegas.
- He represented Keffe D Davis pro bono.
- Davis was sentenced to 40 years in prison.