Vegas lawyer who represented Tupac Shakur’s killer found dead
Your browser does not support the video tag. The lawyer who represented Tupac Shakur ’s convicted killer was found dead in Las Vegas on Friday morning. The body of Michael Sanft, 55, was discovered inside his Sin City home, just days after he filed an appeal in the murder case. No further details have been released regarding his cause of death. But according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, police said his death does not appear to be suspicious. Mr Sanft had defended Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who was ultimately sentenced to 40 years in prison on 13 October after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder for his role in the murder of the rap icon in 1996. The 63-year-old remains the only person ever charged over the death of Shakur, who was killed at the peak of his career at age 25. Michael Sanft, defense attorney for Duane Davis, was found dead on 6 November (AFP/Getty) Davis faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. Prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo told the court that whatever penalty was handed down, Davis is "guaranteed to die" behind bars. "It’s not just about losing a family member," DiGiacomo said as Shakur’s sister,
