Tory Lanez Files Motion For New Trial, Lawyers Say Prosecutors Painted Tory As ‘A Gun-Wielding Career Criminal’

<p><strong>Tory Lanez <&sol;strong>intends to fight for his freedom following a guilty verdict for three charges in December&comma; including the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;megan-thee-stallion-names-tory-lanez-as-the-person-who-shot-her&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">July 2020 shooting<&sol;a> of <strong>Megan The Stallion<&sol;strong>&period; On Wednesday &lpar;March 29&rpar;&comma; Tory&&num;8217&semi;s legal team reportedly filed a motion for a new trial&comma; citing several procedural errors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On December 23&comma; a Los Angeles jury<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;breaking-jurors-find-tory-lanez-guilty-on-all-three-charges-in-megan-thee-stallion-shooting-trial&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;14dzxe2&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;OTUzODgwMTUuMTY4MDE3MzUwMg&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4MDE3MzUwMS4xLjEuMTY4MDE3MzUwNC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"> found Tory guilty<&sol;a> of discharging a firearm with gross negligence&comma; assault with a semiautomatic firearm&comma; and carrying a loaded&comma; unregistered firearm in a vehicle&period; He faces up to 22 years in prison and deportation&period; Less than three weeks after his conviction&comma; Lanez&&num;8211&semi;legal name <strong>Daystar Peterson<&sol;strong>&&num;8211&semi;hired David Kenner to replace his trial lawyer George Mgdesyan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;tory-lanez-new-attorney-wishes-rapper-had-reached-out-prior-to-unsuccessful-trial-but-remains-confident-in-winning-appeal&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Tory Lanez&&num;8217&semi;s New Attorney Wishes Rapper Had Reached Out Prior To Unsuccessful Trial&comma; But Remains Confident In Winning Appeal<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p>Kenner&comma; who successfully <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;tory-lanez-trial-snoop-dogg-suge-knight-lawyer&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">represented Snoop Dogg<&sol;a> during a murder trial in the 90s&comma; secured a delay in sentencing for Tory in early January&period; As a result&comma; sentencing was moved from January to April to allow Tory&&num;8217&semi;s legal team time to review trial transcripts and prepare their motion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; his latest defense team consists of Jose Baez and Matthew Barhoma&period; According to <em>Rolling Stone&comma; <&sol;em>Lanez <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;rollingstone&period;com&sol;music&sol;music-news&sol;tory-lanez-files-motion-new-trial-megan-thee-stallion-shooting-1234705755&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">dropped Kenner<&sol;a> from his defense due to a &&num;8220&semi;scheduling conflict&period;&&num;8221&semi; The rapper thanked Kenner for &&num;8220&semi;his hard work and wise counsel&period;&&num;8221&semi; Baez is reportedly the first chair and Barhoma second chair in the new appeal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;