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THE legal team prosecuting self-confessed hardcore gangster Keefe D over the murder of Tupac Shakur is confident of finding him guilty.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson confirmed to The U.S. Sun he is confident of his “excellent” lawyers convicting Keefe, whose real name is Duane Davis, over the infamous crime.
Wolfson also addressed suggestions made by Keefe’s former acting attorney, Ross Goodman, that he will walk free as much evidence is circumstantial.
Wolfson hit back firmly, insisting: “Circumstantial evidence can be as strong, if not stronger, than direct evidence.”
The district attorney’s office feels no extra pressure given that the world will be watching when Keefe, who pled not guilty, fights for his freedom in a 2024 trial.
Speaking on camera, Wolfson reacted to Goodman’s claims that Keefe stands a chance of being cleared as there are no witnesses, murder weapon, or vehicle presented by prosecutors relating to Tupac’s killing in September 1996.
Wolfson insisted: “Circumstantial evidence can be as strong, if not stronger, than direct evidence.
“In this case, there’s going to be a variety of pieces of evidence, and Mr. Goodman is entitled to his opinion.
“I’ve known him and his family for a long time. He’s a great lawyer, but that’s why we have a criminal justice system with jury trials for a jury to decide the ultimate decision in this case.”
Publicly, Wolfson has spoken about his confidence in the case but added the publicity will not impact their strategy.
“I have two excellent prosecutors assigned to this case. Their job is to marshal the evidence into the courtroom,” he said.
“Mr. Davis will have his opportunity to present whatever evidence he wants. The fact that the world is watching really doesn’t matter.
“What we care about is presenting the evidence to a jury so that the jury can make the ultimate decision.”
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Some supporters of Keefe are upset that he was charged with murder, given he has never claimed to have fired the shots that killed the rapper.
Wolfson explained that Nevada law still holds him responsible for his self-admitted role in masterminding hunting down Tupac, procuring a gun, and hiding the white Cadillac driven by the gangsters.
“I can tell you that our evidence persuaded us that Mr. Davis did not fire the weapon that caused Mr. Tupac’s death.
“If you aid and abet another person to commit a crime, you are equally guilty under Nevada law and most laws in this country.”
At a media conference, Wolfson confirmed that Keefe, 60, will not be given lethal injection should he be found guilty of a murder charge for his role in the shocking death of the pop culture rap icon.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson told The U.S. Sun that the death penalty, which is usually reserved for the most heinous murder crimes, had been previously discussed by his team, who declined to pursue that punishment.
While Keefe did not fire the gun used to fatally shoot the rapper, under Nevada law, his involvement as a self-confessed accomplice allows for a murder charge.
Wolfson spoke to media after Davis, who has waived a speedy trial, pled not guilty to the murder charge at his arraignment hearing at the Las Vegas District Court on Thursday morning while he was in handcuffs and shackles.
Wolfson said it was a decision not to pursue the death penalty, saying that “every case is unique, and this is a case where we didn’t feel it was appropriate to seek the death penalty.”
A victim of a drive-by attack close to the Las Vegas strip, Tupac was fatally shot four times on September 7, 1996.
With rival gangs, The Crips and the Bloods refusing to talk and no key witness coming forward, authorities made no arrest in the case for more than two decades.
However, Keefe confessed to his role in the murder of Tupac in many interviews and even in his memoir Compton Street Legend.
Keefe not only said he procured the murder gun, but he also admitted to collaborating with Los Angeles gangsters to try killing Tupac and former Death Row CEO Suge Knight over the assault of Keefe’s cousin Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson after a Mike Tyson in the MGM Grand in September 1996.
