{
  "id": 18600163,
  "title": "Michael Sanft, Attorney Who Represented Keffe D in 2Pac Murder Trial, Dies at 54",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/michael-sanft-attorney-who-represented-keffe-d-in-2pac-murder-trial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T00:27:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/michael-sanft-deaf-keffe-d-attorney-2pac-murder-trial-1236376793/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michael Sanft, a prominent defense attorney who represented Duane \"Keffe D\" Davis during the high-profile 2Pac murder trial, has passed away at the age of 54, according to FOX5 Las Vegas. Sanft, who practiced pro bono for the SOS Injury Lawyers firm, assembled a formidable team for the case. After the trial, he expressed contentment with the outcome, acknowledging the exceptional support from his legal team, including investigators and motion practice experts.\n\nThirty years following the tragic shooting of Tupac Shakur in a Las Vegas drive-by incident, Keffe D received a 40-year prison sentence for his alleged involvement in orchestrating the killing. Judge Carli Kierny emphasized the gravity of the crime, stating, \"You don't get to take a man from his family, you don't get to take his very life, his whole future from him and just walk away from it. Especially when that man is Tupac Shakur.\"\n\nSanft, who passed away on Thursday night in Las Vegas, has not yet had his cause of death confirmed.",
  "summary": "Sanft put together a team and took on Davis' case pro bono.",
  "key_points": [
    "Michael Sanft, prominent defense attorney, represented Keffe D in 2Pac murder trial",
    "Sanft passed away at 54, cause of death unconfirmed",
    "Keffe D received 40-year sentence for alleged involvement in Tupac Shakur's killing"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The loss of a prominent defense attorney who managed high-profile litigation removes a key figure from the Las Vegas legal community following his work on a landmark murder trial.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}