LAS VEGAS (AP) - Duane "Keffe D" Davis, an aging former Los Angeles-area gang leader, is set to request a change in his jail conditions during a hearing on Tuesday. Davis seeks to be released from jail and placed under house arrest before his upcoming trial for the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.

Davis' lawyer, Carl Arnold, filed court documents arguing that Davis has provided financial records proving the legality of the money he intended to use as bail. During a previous hearing, the judge had denied his release due to concerns regarding the source of the bail funds.

Arnold also contended that Davis, who has not been convicted of any crime, should be allowed to profit from the sale of his life story alongside Cash "Wack 100" Jones, a hip-hop music figure who is underwriting Davis' $750,000 bail. Neither Arnold nor his spokesperson, Xochitl Underwood, have responded to requests for comment.

Prosecutors, however, have accused Davis of attempting to conceal the source of the $112,500 "gift" that Jones had put up as a 15% guarantee for Davis' bail bond. They argued that Davis and Jones may be profiting from their involvement in the case. The judge, Carli Kierny, ruled against Davis' release, stating concerns over potential monetary arrangements between Jones and an unnamed third party.

In response, Arnold emphasized in new court filings that Davis cannot be barred from profiting since he has not yet been convicted of a crime. He further stated that there is no existing contract for any media production involving Davis and Jones, making the source of the bail money legally irrelevant.

Prosecutors disputed this, asserting that a judge has the authority to impose conditions necessary to ensure a defendant's appearance in court. They argued that if Davis were allowed to post a "gift" and be released, he would lack the incentive to comply with court orders or appear for trial, which is scheduled to commence on November 4th.

Davis, originally from Compton, California, currently resides in Henderson, near Las Vegas. He has been seeking release from jail since his arrest in September last year. Davis pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and could face a life sentence if convicted.

Prosecutors cited Davis' own admissions, including details from his 2019 tell-all book, as well as testimonials from other individuals, as substantial evidence linking him to Shakur's killing. Officials claim the murder was driven by rivalry between East Coast Bloods and West Coast Crips factions within the "gangsta rap" genre.

The fate of Davis, and the truth surrounding Tupac Shakur's murder, will be determined in the forthcoming trial.