LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge on Tuesday postponed the murder trial of the only suspect ever charged in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur for nearly a year, saying she had little choice given new developments presented by his defense attorneys and the need to ensure a fair trial.

In the meantime, Davis will stand trial on a separate battery charge stemming from an altercation with another inmate.

A judge pushed back the trial date Tuesday for the man accused of orchestrating the killing of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur in a drive-by shooting near the

Authorities allege Duane Davis was a "shot caller" for a street gang who gave the order for the shooting that killed Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996.