LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The trial date for Duane "Keefe D" Davis has been pushed back.
Facing a murder charge over the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996, Davis is now scheduled to go to trial Nov. 4.
Davis' new attorney, Carl "E.G." Arnold, argued that he needed more time to go over the discovery materials related to the case.
Arnold told members of the media after the brief hearing Tuesday that he's confident Davis will make bail — he'll have to put up $75,000 — and potentially qualify for house arrest.
"He's upbeat that he can possibly get out of here real soon," Arnold said.
Davis, who appeared in person Tuesday, is being held at the Clark County Detention Center. He was arrested in September after being indicted by a Clark County grand jury.
Davis appeared in court at the Regional Justice Center in blue jail garb and addressed District Judge Carli Kierny only briefly, at one point asking her about his family members possibly receiving some type of protection by what he described as a media "circus" during visits to court.
Prosecutors allege that Davis was the mastermind behind the Sept. 7, 1996, shooting of Shakur, then a 25-year-old star rapper and actor.
Davis is the lone remaining person from the alleged suspect vehicle alive today.
While Arnold said he needs to see all the state's evidence against Davis, he said he's confident about his client's chances at trial.
"The state has to provide evidence of a gun, of a car, and, most importantly, whether Mr. Davis was even in Las Vegas at the time," Arnold said.
In order to be released on house arrest, Davis would have to make bail — by paying 10% of the $750,000 that was previously ordered — and prove to the court that the money came from legitimate sources.
Arnold said a "source hearing" on that matter could come in the next few weeks.
