Davis?” the judge replied, before politely explaining, “In every first-degree murder case, I have to ask the State if they are going to a committee to try to seek the death penalty.
Standing at the defense table in handcuffs and chains before District Judge Tierra Jones, Davis entered a plea of not guilty and was assigned special public defenders Charles Cano and Robert Arroyo after failing to reach a financial arrangement with defense attorney Ross Goodman.īut Judge Jones had a question for prosecutors Marc DiGiacomo and Binu Palal.ĭavis appeared confused and asked, “Excuse me?” He is the last living suspect in a homicide case that has frustrated investigators in Los Angeles and Las Vegas for nearly three decades.
The State won’t seek the death penalty for what authorities are calling Davis’ role as “shot-caller” in a drive-by shooting a block off the Las Vegas Strip that mortally wounded the 25-year-old Shakur and also wounded Death Row Records godfather Marion “Suge” Knight.ĭavis, 60, is charged with first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement, which gave prosecutors the opportunity to press for the death penalty. 7, 1996 shooting death of Tupac Shakur, former California street gang boss Duane Davis received a little good news during his brief arraignment Thursday in a Las Vegas Courtroom.
