Tory Lanez Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Tory Lanez has formally discovered his punishment after being convicted of taking pictures Megan Thee Stallion final December.

How Long Will Tory Lanez Be in Prison?

On Monday (Aug. 7), Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in jail for taking pictures Megan Thee Stallion throughout a July 2020 altercation, in accordance to authorized affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff.

Tory was in court docket for his sentencing. The Canadian rapper-singer initially was dealing with up to 22 years and eight months in jail after being discovered responsible on all three counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a car and discharging a firearm in a grossly negligent method to trigger bodily harm.

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Why Is Tory Lanez Going to Prison?

Back on July 12, 2020, Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion, Megan’s ex-friend Kelsey Harris and a bodyguard left Kylie Jenner’s get together in the Hollywood Hills when an argument erupted inside their SUV. Things escalated after the car pulled over and Megan acquired out. While outdoors of the automobile, Megan was shot by Tory and injured.

During the trial, X-ray images of the Houston’s rhymer’s ft have been proven as proof and it revealed that she had bullet fragments close to the again of both one or each ft. At the trial, Megan was adamant in her testimony that Tory Lanez was the one that shot her. After being discovered responsible of July 2020 taking pictures Megan Thee Stallion again on Dec. 23, 2022, Tory Lanez’s preliminary sentencing date was slated for Jan. 27. He was ready to get the date pushed again a month after buying the brand new authorized group of attorneys David Kenner and Matthew Barhoma in an try to get the entertainer an enchantment. Kenner previously represented Suge in a robbery case back in the 1990s and got him probation; and in a wrongful loss of life case in June of 2022, which ended in a mistrial.

“We look forward to litigating the motion for new trial,” Kenner instructed reporters throughout a listening to in January. “We are very confident.”

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What Evidence Was Presented in Tory Lanez’s Trial for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion?

Since the trial, all of the proof that was proven to the jurors has been made public together with Tory’s jail name to Kelsey Harris simply hours after the taking pictures, X-rays of Megan’s foot, jail images, and Kelsey Harris’ complete confession to police. Megan has remained mum on social media because the verdict was introduced.

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After the Trial

After being discovered responsible of July 2020 taking pictures Megan Thee Stallion again on Dec. 23, 2022, Tory Lanez’s preliminary sentencing date was slated for Jan. 27. He was ready to get the date pushed again a month after buying the brand new authorized group of attorneys David Kenner and Matthew Barhoma in an try to get the entertainer an enchantment. Kenner previously represented Suge in a robbery case back in the 1990s and got him probation; and in a wrongful loss of life case in June of 2022, which ended in a mistrial.

“We look forward to litigating the motion for new trial,” Kenner instructed reporters throughout a listening to in January. “We are very confident.”

Tory Lanez was denied a brand new trial on May 9.

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Tory Lanez’s Attorney Initially Requested That Rapper Be Freed on Probation

On Aug. 2, Tory Lanez’s protection attorneys filed a sentencing memo in Los Angeles Superior Court in search of the decide to launch the embattled artist on probation, in accordance to journalist Meghann Cuniff.

“I have Tory Lanez’s sentencing memo for shooting Megan Thee Stallion,” Cuniff tweeted. “It asks that he be released from jail to probation and a substance abuse program.”

In the memo, “Lanez DOES NOT admit guilt: He says he’s innocent and the case has too many problems for his ‘lack of remorse’ to be considered,” the journalist continued.

“It’s an interesting mix of ‘I’m innocent, but assuming I’m guilty, it’s because my alcoholism is a mental disorder,'” Cuniff concluded.

Prosecutors in the case, nonetheless, urged that Tory Lanez be sentenced to 13 years in jail for his crimes. Four years over the minimal sentence.

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What Happens When Tory Lanez is Released From Prison?

Once his time is served, Tory Lanez may additionally face deportation as a result of he’s a citizen of Canada.

XXL has reached out to Tory Lanez lawyer, the Los Angeles District Attorneys Office and Megan Thee Stallion’s group for remark.

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