A Los Angeles judge has denied Tory Lanez a motion for a new trial after the rapper was found guilty of shooting Megan in the foot after a 2020 party in the Hollywood Hills.
Daystar Peterson begged Judge David Herriford not to “ruin [his] life” by denying the motion, adding: “I could be your son, your brother. According to the rapper, he is not guilty of the crimes labelled against him.
In a new development, DNA has proven Toy Lanez is not the shooter. All evidence shows the Canadian is not responsible for the crime.
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Peterson was originally scheduled to be sentenced on 28 February, however, it was pushed back so that his attorneys could file for a new trial.
“In the end, the jury believed the prosecution’s case beyond a reasonable doubt,” Herriford said Tuesday, per legal affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff. His lawyers then filed a radical motion to disqualify Judge Herriford from the case, telling him they didn’t think he could issue his ruling until the motion was resolved. Herriford disagreed.
Tory Lanez faces more than 20 years in prison after a Los Angeles jury convicted him of assault and weapons charges in December 2022.
A sentencing date has not yet been given, however, Herriford reportedly indicated that it could happen within 30 days of his ruling.
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Megan, real name Megan Pete told the Los Angeles court that Peterson had shot a handgun towards the back of her feet and told her to “dance b****” after she got out of his SUV and walked away from it. The pair had allegedly been arguing about their music careers.
She required surgery to remove bullet fragments from her feet and said that Tory Lanez offered her $1m (£830,000) to stay quiet about the incident as he was on probation.
Peterson’s lawyer claimed that the shots had been fired by Pete’s former best friend Kelsey Harris and claimed he had tried to stop the shooting. The career of Tory Lanez may be over should he be convicted.
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