{
  "id": 18737715,
  "title": "Lawyer who defended Tupac’s killer dies at 55",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/lawyer-who-defended-tupacs-killer-dies-at-55",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T15:44:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lawyer-who-defended-tupacs-killer-dies-at-55/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lawyer Michael Sanft, who represented Duane Keith \"Keffe D\" Davis in the murder trial of Tupac Shakur, has died at the age of 55. Sanft was found dead in Las Vegas on November 6, though the cause of death has not been disclosed. Davis was convicted of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in connection with Shakur's 1996 shooting, and was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison. Sanft expressed disappointment with the jury's decision but planned to appeal the conviction.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}