Lawyer for Duane Davis found dead in Las Vegas after appeal filing

Crime · First reported 7 Nov, 00:03 · Updated 00:46

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Michael Sanft, the attorney who represented Duane “Keffe D” Davis, was found dead at his Las Vegas home days after filing a notice of appeal in Davis’s murder case. The cause and manner of Sanft’s death remain pending; police said it did not appear suspicious.

Sanft, 55, was found at his home in Las Vegas on Friday morning. His cause and manner of death remain pending, and police said the death did not appear suspicious.
Sanft filed a notice of appeal on October 30, challenging Davis’s murder conviction.
Davis, 63, was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on October 13 after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon.
The case concerns Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing in Las Vegas. Davis was convicted of masterminding the murder.
Sanft represented Davis pro bono and said after the verdict that he stood by his team’s work.

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Key facts

Age: Sanft was 55.
Location: Sanft was found at his home in Las Vegas.
Appeal filing: Sanft filed a notice of appeal on October 30.
Davis’s sentence: 40 years to life in prison, imposed October 13.
Death investigation: Cause and manner remain pending; police said the death did not appear suspicious.