Defense attorney in Tupac Shakur murder trial found dead at 55: report
Michael Sanft, the Las Vegas defense attorney who represented Duane "Keffe D" Davis in the Tupac Shakur murder case, was found dead inside his home Friday morning, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.He was 55.The cause and manner of Sanft's death has not yet been determined.
Police told the Las Vegas outlet that the death did not appear suspicious.Michael Sloan, a close friend who rode motorcycles with Sanft, according to the report, confirmed his death and remembered the attorney as a devoted friend.DUANE 'KEFFE D' DAVIS FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN 1996 KILLING OF TUPAC SHAKURMichael Sanft, the defense attorney who represented Duane "Keffe D" Davis in the Tupac Shakur murder trial, has reportedly died at age 55, days after filing an appeal challenging his client's conviction.(David Becker / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)"He was one of my best friends and one of the best human beings I knew," Sloan sharedFox News Digital reached out to the Clark County coroner's office and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for comment.Tupac Shakur was shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas on Sept.
7, 1996, and died six days later at age 25.(Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)TUPAC SHAKUR MURDER TRIAL'S FIRST WEEK SEES HEATED TESTIMONY FROM RELUCTANT WITNESSES WITH OLD GANGLAND TIESSanft's death comes after a courtroom battle that ended with Davis, 63, becoming the first person convicted in connection with Shakur's 1996 murder.Duane "Keffe D" Davis was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur and sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.
(John Locher / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)A Nevada jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon in August.He was sentenced Oct.
13 to 40 years to life behind bars, according to The Associated Press.The verdict marked a significant development in a case that has drawn international attention for nearly three decades.LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MO...