Tory Lanez’s attempt to break out of prison has entered a desperate phase as the entertainer throws away his pride to plead for mercy.
The Canadian has made headlines for trying to sway the legal system in his favor after a jury slapped him with a guilty verdict in 2022. The conviction came during the Megan Thee Stallion shooting trial, a war for justice that began in 2020.
In his fight for a second chance to prove his alleged innocence, the 30-year-old and his defense attorney are trying to get the judge to grant their request for a new trial. Please read on to learn more about their courtroom debacle.
Tory Lanez Plays Victim Card By Asking For Sympathy In Appeal Case
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On Monday, May 8, the Brampton native appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom to deny a motion for a retrial. Details of the “LUV” rapper’s appeal hearing were shared by reporter Meghann Cuniff, who tweeted about the legal dispute.
The media personality explained that Judge David Herriford presided over the matter, hearing arguments from the father-of-one’s defense team. Lanez was represented by lawyers Matthew Barhoma and Jose Baez along with a female lawyer who was not identified by the reporter.
Regarding the defendant’s justification for a new trial, Cuniff noted that the points of the Juno Award winner’s legal representative are “all over the place.” However, one of Baez’s statements caught the reporter’s attention.
According to the criminal defense attorney, the court did not need to consider the events between Lanez, Megan, and Kylie Jenner prior to the shooting. The One Umbrella founder was allegedly “between” two women at the beauty mogul’s house.
Sharing the lawyer’s words, the legal affairs reporter tweeted, “DA trying to make Lanez a misogynistic rapper, and testimony about him going between Megan and Kylie plays into that, Baez says.”
Surprisingly the 52-year-old lawyer struggled to dismiss his client’s two-time allegations while failing to mention that his client’s “entire defense is that Kelsey shot Megan in a jealous rage over their romantic interest with Lanez.”
The court just released for the day. Judge Herriford will issue his ruling tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. Tory Lanez spoke to him before he was led out in handcuffs.
“Please don’t rule my life. I can be your child. I could be your brother,” Lanez told the judge, who was Black.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) May 8, 2023
The “Say It” rapper’s defense team appeared to have a hole in their argument as Cuniff shared a funny moment in court. One of the record label’s representatives confidently claimed that the jury should not have heard the name “Tory Lanez” because it was a “creative expression.”
However, Judge Herriford shut down the idea, calling out the lawyer for repeatedly referring to the Canadian as “Tory Lanez” throughout the trial. After a back-and-forth argument, the appeal case ended with the 30-year-old man’s last attempt at sympathy.
“The court only released for that day. Judge Herriford will issue his decision tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. Tory Lanez spoke to him before he was taken out in handcuffs,” the reporter revealed. ‘Please don’t ruin my life. I can be your child. I could be your brother,’ Lanez told the judge, who was Black.”
As for the judge’s response to the sympathy card, the media personality revealed that Lanez’s cry for help did not cause “commotion”. However, a sheriff’s deputy urged the father-of-one to remain silent, while Herriford did not respond as the entertainer was led out of the courtroom.
BET Award Nominee’s Lawyer Sues Rapper’s Misleading Eyewitness Case
A few days earlier, Baez updated his Instagram Story with a post about fake eyewitness accounts. A criminal defense lawyer suggests his client may be among the unfortunate souls convicted on misleading evidence.
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“Eyewitness misidentification accounts for approximately 69% of the more than 375 wrongful convictions in the United States overturned by post-conviction DNA evidence,” the legal practitioner claimed in his post.
Following this message, Baez shared a screenshot of the courtroom conversation. The alleged dialogue features a lawyer voicing a witness about what happened the night Megan was shot.
The conversation seemed to discredit Lanez’s involvement in the shooting, as viewers could not remember what happened. When asked to explain the rapper’s actions, the alleged witness’ response read:
“I just saw him rage. He screamed. And he – then – he then – lightning then came from him. I never saw a gun. I want to be clear.”
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