Tory Lanez’s attempt to receive a new trial for his December conviction in the 2020 Megan Thee Stallion shooting was denied by a Los Angeles judge Tuesday.
The Toronto is facing a lengthy stay behind bars.
According to ABC News ,Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford denied the motion for a new trial after Lanez’s legal team claimed the “Say It” singer was only convicted due to “procedural errors, prosecutorial misconduct, discovery violations, and ineffective counsel.”
tom-banner ampforwp-incontent-ad1">During the trial, Tory spoke from jail and pleaded with the judge for leniency.
“Please don’t ruin on my life. I could be your son. I could be your brother,” Lanez told the judge, who is Black,'” according to legal affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff.
Now with his conviction set in stone, Lanez, real name Daystar Peterson, has a sentencing date set for June 13, according the District Attorney’s Office states. The 30-year-old rapper/singer faces up to 22 years and eight months in prison.
Following the judge’s ruling, Deputy DA Alex Bott spoke with reporters outside the courtroom and explained why Lanez is looking at a minimum of nine years in prison.
“I think any time you point a gun at someone and pull the trigger five times, that’s an action that could easily kill a person, and I think that’s an action that should have serious consequences,” Bott told reporters in a clip captured by legal affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff.
In mid-December, Lanez was found guilty on one felony count each of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and discharging a firearm with gross negligence. The ruling came after Megan Thee Stallion’s emotional testimony where she described how the shooting left her with constant pain in her feet and said reliving the incident in the public eye was “torture,” The Guardian
reported.Lanez opted out of testifying and later admitted to regretting that decision, according to Rolling Stone.
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