Overview
- Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 10, in Las Vegas, starting a trial that prosecutors say could last several weeks.
- Prosecutors will not try to prove who fired the shots and instead allege Davis organized the plot and supplied the gun, a theory that carries a possible life sentence without parole if he is convicted.
- A judge has allowed key materials into evidence, including Davis’s 2019 memoir and a 2008 recorded interview, while continuing to review other media statements the defense says were covered by an immunity agreement.
- Judge Carli Kierny signaled she may permit Davis to post bail before or during trial despite prosecution objections, and Davis has pleaded not guilty while publicly recanting earlier admissions in a recent jailhouse interview.
- The case centers on a 1996 Las Vegas drive-by after an MGM Grand altercation, no Cadillac or firearm was recovered, and prosecutors have listed high-profile witnesses such as Suge Knight, Tupac’s relatives, and former Las Vegas officials to reconstruct events.