Keefe D Tupac Murder Trial Gets a 16-Person Jury

Nearly three decades after Tupac Shakur was assassinated in Las Vegas, the state of Nevada is finally moving its prosecution of Duane "Keefe D" Davis to the courtroom. According to a report from HotNewHipHop, which cited an NBC News broadcast shared by No Jumper, the court has officially seated the jury that will decide Davis's fate. The 16-person panel consists of six men and ten women. These jurors will shoulder the weight of hip-hop’s most infamous cold case. Davis has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, though prosecutors allege he ordered the 1996 hit and supplied the firearm. Frankly, finding 16 people in Clark County who can look at Davis’s decades of self-incriminating book tours and interviews with an open mind is a statistical miracle. This trial is less about uncovering a mystery and more about testing whether the state can turn decades of street gossip and self-published memoirs into a legally binding conviction. Opening statements in the Las Vegas trial are expected to start on Monday, August 17.