Tory Lanez’s try and submit new proof and problem his 2022 felony conviction has collapsed.
Lanez, whose authorized identify is Daystar Peterson, introduced ahead two petitions in his case, which issues the 2020 taking pictures of hip-hop artist Megan Thee Stallion. In line with Complicated, one concerned Peterson’s driver not testifying and the opposite sought to carry ahead a brand new assertion from a safety guard for Kelsey Harris, the sufferer’s former finest pal. Each had been subsequently denied Tuesday by the California Courtroom of Appeals.
Peterson’s authorized crew alleged at a press convention in Could that Bradley Jennings, who was working as a bodyguard and driver for Harris, approached them and mentioned he had witnessed a dialog during which Harris mentioned “she had the gun, she fired it thrice, Mr. Peterson grabbed her arm and knocked it down, and the gun fired two extra instances.”
An legal professional for Lanez added, “In essence, Mr. Peterson by no means shot anyone.”
Megan Thee Stallion’s crew was fast to reply, issuing a assertion the subsequent day.
“Tory Lanez was tried and convicted by a jury of his friends and his case was correctly adjudicated via the courtroom system,” they wrote, per XXL Journal. “This isn’t a political matter — this can be a case of a violent assault that was resolved within the courtroom of regulation.”
Peterson is serving a 10-year sentence after being convicted of assault with a firearm, possession of a hid firearm and negligent discharge of a gun. He has an energetic most important enchantment set for oral argument Aug. 18.
This isn’t the primary time the 30-year-old rapper has seen his efforts to revive the case shot down. In Could 2023, a Los Angeles Superior Courtroom decide denied his movement for a brand new trial.
Decide David Herriford rejected arguments from Peterson’s protection crew, which claimed that proof had been wrongly submitted within the December 2022 trial he presided over. “I may very well be your son. I may very well be your brother,” the rapper pleaded, however to no avail.
Three months later, in August 2023, he obtained his 10-year sentence.
