Ever since he was convicted of assaulting Megan Thee Stallion, Tory Lanez has been working on his appeal. However, the appeal did not work before his sentencing trial, which sent him to 10 years in prison.
Since being sentenced, Tory Lanez has been working relentlessly to work it out too. Sadly, he lost a key decision to his appeal recently.
Tory Lanez Staying In Jail After Losing Appeal
According to Rolling Stone obtained documents, Tory Lanez lost a key decision on his appeal on the Megan Thee Stallion assault lawsuit.
Judge David Herriford, who convicted and sentenced Lanez, formally known as Daystar Peterson, to 10 years in prison, has denied the bail motion that the rapper's legal camp has put in motion.
Apparently, they filed for a bail release motion, and they wanted to free Peterson from jail while awaiting the appeal decision.
However, Herriford denied the said motion, reiterating the "violent felony" that Peterson was convicted of. He also emphasized that Peterson has a "history of violating court orders" and that there is a huge deportation risk considering he is a Canadian citizen.
Peterson's representation has changed again after being represented by Jose Baez during the sentencing. The non-profit group Unite The People has been representing the embattled rapper since. The group's CEO, Caesar McDowell said during the sentencing hearing that the rapper had donated time and resources to their organization back then.
McDowell, one of Peterson's lawyers pointed out the "unfairness" of the sentencing on Peterson's first time in jail.
"To be convicted for 10 years in state prison for your first time being in prison, we feel that that's disproportionate, We feel that he wasn't given a fair shake," he told the judge, as quoted by legal affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff by Rolling Stone.
Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion Lawsuit
Last December 2022, Tory Lanez was convicted of first-degree assault with a firearm, discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, and having a concealed firearm in a vehicle. In August 2022, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Megan Thee Stallion, formally known as Megan Pete, said in a statement that she "struggles" being present since the incident in 2020.
"After everything that occurred I cannot bring myself back to being in the same room with Tory," Pete said in a statement. "He paid bloggers to disseminate false information; he treated my trauma like a joke when I could've been dead. He blamed the system, he blamed the press, and as of late he is using his childhood trauma to justify his actions."
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