LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Duane “Keffe D” Davis missed a submitting deadline by someday in his request for a brand new trial amid allegations of potential juror misconduct, prosecutors mentioned Wednesday.
On April 9, a Clark County jury discovered Davis, 61, responsible for preventing with one other inmate on the Clark County Detention Middle. The one-day trial concerned two expenses. Davis is in custody on accusations that he orchestrated the 1996 homicide of Tupac Shakur.
In paperwork filed Friday, April 18, Davis’ legal professional alleged a number of jurors mentioned “about inmates fighting about how the little guy has to work harder to preserve his reputation” whereas awaiting lunch throughout a break.
At the least one particular person alerted a courtroom marshal to the dialogue earlier than the jury deliberated, nonetheless, Davis’ legal professional didn’t discover out concerning the dialogue till after the decision was learn, paperwork mentioned.
Clark County District Courtroom Choose Nadia Krall repeatedly instructed the jury to not focus on the case throughout any break till jury deliberations.
Nevada regulation requires a movement for a brand new trial to be filed inside seven days of a verdict, prosecutors mentioned Wednesday. That deadline for Davis was April 17. Davis’ legal professional filed the request the subsequent day.
Prosecutors additionally cited a Nevada Supreme Courtroom determination reaffirms the seven-day requirement, including: “The only time juror misconduct can be considered ‘new’ evidence is if it could not have been known before the expiration of the 7-day jurisdictional time period.”
It took the jury 90 minutes to come back to its responsible verdict. A sentencing was scheduled for the tip of Could. Each expenses carry jail time.
A listening to on Davis’ request for a brand new trial was scheduled for April 29. The trial on the homicide cost was not anticipated to begin till 2026.
