Prosecutors Play 2008 Keffe D Confession Tapes in Tupac Murder Trial

Q: Will Suge Knight break his decades-long silence to testify against the man claiming to have orchestrated Tupac's murder?

Probably not, though he still could be compelled to appear. Suge Knight is on the prosecution’s witness list and, as the only other surviving person in the BMW with Tupac Shakur, his testimony would be highly significant. But all available reporting points the other way: Knight has publicly said he does not want to testify, telling media in past interviews that he would not cooperate and wanted to be left out of the case. More recent coverage has described him and other possible witnesses from the Death Row circle as “hostile witnesses.” That does not mean he is unavailable. Because Knight is in prison on an unrelated sentence, prosecutors could seek to bring him in or arrange remote testimony if the court approves. Being listed as a witness means the state wants the option to call him, not that he has agreed to help. Even if Knight takes the stand, there is no sign he plans to “break his silence” in a cooperative way. He may testify reluctantly, limit what he says, or challenge questions. Prosecutors also appear to be building the case so they do not have to rely on him alone. Their core evidence is Davis’s own prior statements — to investigators, in documentaries, interviews and his memoir — plus surveillance footage, forensic evidence, and testimony from other witnesses such as ghostwriter Yusef Jah. So the best answer is that Knight may be forced to testify, but the evidence so far suggests he is unlikely to voluntarily become a key witness against Davis.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 19

2008 interview recordings were played for jurors Monday, with Duane "Keffe D" Davis describing how he got the gun and saying his now-dead nephew fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur.
4 rounds of past statements — to investigators in 1998, 1999, 2008 and 2009, plus a BET documentary and memoir — form the backbone of a case built largely on Davis' own words.
Defense lawyer Michael Sanft told jurors the memoir is fiction, arguing investigators never verified its claims or interviewed other alleged occupants of the white Cadillac before they died.
Yusef Jah, the book's ghostwriter, is on the witness list and could become central if prosecutors try to show the memoir reflected what Davis personally told him.
The trial turns on decades-old evidence from the Sept. 7, 1996 Las Vegas Strip shooting that wounded Marion "Suge" Knight, who has said he does not want to testify.