Michael Sanft, a Las Vegas-based attorney who represented the man charged with orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, has died. He was 79.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police did not disclose any details of the death, forwarding questions to the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
Born on the Polynesian island of Tonga, Mr. Sanft earned his law degree at Brigham Young University and has held membership with the Nevada bar since 2002.
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Mr. Sanft represented Duane “Keffe D” Davis at the recent trial for Shakur’s murder. Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas in 1996. Davis was ultimately found guilty on Oct. 14 and sentenced to 40 years behind bars.
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