A former California gang leader has pleaded not guilty to orchestrating rapper Tupac Shakur’s drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996.
Duane Keith “Keffe D” Davis, 60, is the only person still alive who was in the vehicle from which shots were fired.
He is also the only person ever charged in connection with the case.
The charges against him were prompted by his own descriptions in recent years about orchestrating the deadly attack, prosecutors said.
The judge said prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty, but Davis could be jailed for life if convicted.
Attorney Ross Goodman, who represented Davis until he lost a legal bid that barred him from hiring a private lawyer, previously said prosecutors lack witnesses and key evidence, including a gun or vehicle, for the murder.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson declined to respond to Mr Goodman’s criticism of the evidence, saying that a jury will weigh the results of the police investigation.
