Sanft put together a team and took on Davis' case pro bono.

Attorney Michael Sanft (L) talks with his client Duane Davis in Clark County District Court during a calendar call and motion hearing for his upcoming trial at the Regional Justice Center on August 04, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Davis was indicted on a murder charge in connection with the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Michael Sanft, the defense attorney who represented Duane “Keffe D” Davis during the 2Pac murder trial , has died, FOX5 Las Vegas reported. He was 54 years old.

Sanft put together a team and took on Davis’ case pro bono while serving as the lead trial attorney for the Vegas-based SOS Injury Lawyers, where he has tried more than 150 cases. After the highly publicized trial, he told FOX5 Las Vegas that he didn’t have any regrets.

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“Maybe if I had a psychic sitting next to me to help discern who should be on the jury,” he told the outlet.…