Music Apelation by Tory Lanez: Judge analyzes allegations about Megan Thee Stallion’s security

Music Apelation by Tory Lanez: Judge analyzes allegations about Megan Thee Stallion’s security

Lanez’s lawyer asked for a new trial, while the prosecutor called his defense ‘meaningless’

The panel of three judges that is analyzing the appeal of Tory Lanez In the case of the shooting with Megan Thee Stallion asked only a few questions during the oral arguments on Monday, while the lawyer of Lanez claimed that the musician’s condemnation in 2022 should be annulled, and a prosecutor called the argument of Lanez “meaningless”.

In the first two questions, the associated judge RASHIDA ADAMSfrom the second district of Appeal of California, focused on the argument of Lanez that prosecutors should have been prevented from making explosive allegations about the security of Megan, Justin Edisonat the beginning of the Jury of the Jury of Lanez. The defense lawyer, Crystal MorganHe argued that at least the judge should have later intervened to minimize any possible damage.

In their opening statement in December 2022, prosecutors informed the jury that they would hear directly from Edison. A Deputy Prosecutor said that Edison would appear in the witness bank and “tell” the jurors that Lanezborn DAYSTAR PETERSONhe met him personally in a house after the shooting and confessed that he was the one who pulled the trigger during the alcohol -powered fight in July 2020, which took Megan to the hospital.

Despite the promise of the promoters, Edison He did not cooperate with his subpoena, which led the judge to issue a so -called Body Attachment. This meant that Edison It could be taken to court in custody if necessary. Still, no one managed to locate Edisonand he never attended the witness bank.

“Are you arguing that whenever a witness is subject to a body attachment, any reference to this witness should be prohibited in the initial statements?” asked the judge Adamswith some skepticism. In a document, California Attorney General argued that the prosecutors “had a belief of good faith that the jury would hear the testimony [de Edison]”.

“I think prosecutors should be even more cautious,” he replied Morgan on Monday in court, with the father of Peterson, Sonstar Petersonwatching from the gallery. “If they said they ‘expect to present’ such a witness, perhaps that were enough. But here, there was no hesitation at all.”

The judge Adams It seemed skeptical. “So what was the evidence or indication that [promotores] did not have a reasonable belief and good faith that people would not be able to present the Mr. Edison in the judgment? ” Asked the judge.

Morgan said he Lanez and their lawyers have never received a copy of any interview that promoters conducted with Edison. “We can’t find where this statement came from,” she said.

When it came to talk about the accusation side, the deputy prosecutor Michael Keller said there was more than “convincing” evidence to condemn Petersonwithout the need to Edison. He stated that if the lawyers of Peterson really wanted more information about the evidence that promoters developed about Edisonshould have raised this question during the trial, before the judge decided to Edison would be allowed to witness. “The defense failure to do this prevents the issue from being raised in appeal,” he argued Keller on Monday.

Edison It was repeatedly mentioned during the trial. Jurors saw evidence that the former friend Megan, Kelsey Harrissent a message to Edison Just five minutes after the 2020 shooting, apparently in a help request. “Help / Tory Shot Meg / 911,” said the three -line message shown to the jurors.

Keller on Monday he argued that any testimonial Edison During the trial would have been redundant. He said that so much Megan as Harris identified Peterson like the shooter, and that Peterson implied when calling Harris prison on a recorded line, and again later, when he sent a text message to Megan Just a few hours after the shooting.

In the connection of the prison touched to the jurors, Peterson culpted alcohol for his actions and said he hoped that Megan probably never would talk to him again. In your subsequent message to MeganHe wrote, “I know you will probably never talk to me again. But I really want you to know that I’m sorry from the bottom of my heart. I was just very drunk. Even so, it should never have happened and I can’t change what happened.

Keller called “meaningless” the fact that Peterson being apologizing just for causing a “break” in women’s friendship. “He was clearly assuming responsibility for something big. Something that applied to [Megan]but not HarrisKeller.

The last question of Adamsfrom the panel, involved a change of messages in the Instagram of Peterson On September 25, 2020, which was admitted to the trial. In exchange, a third person posted a comment stating: “People saying that Kelsey shot her. Peterson Apparently replied, “This is not true.” During the trial, Peterson He argued that it was not he who wrote the comment. On Monday, his lawyer said he was a social media manager called Joshua Farias Who posted the answer to the verified account of Peterson.

“If there was any error in admitting this post, what would be your argument about whether it was harmful or not?” asked the judge Adams. Keller replied that the jurors heard the allegation of Peterson that he did not write the answer, so they determined the weight she should have. He argued that this would hardly be crucial evidence that would justify a new judgment. “What we know is that he made the recorded call [da prisão]that is his voice, ”he answered Keller.

Keller also argued against the allegation of Peterson that he was deprived of the right to confront Harris during the interrogation, after the jurors heard the recorded interview of Harris with the promoters, in which she corroborated the allegations of Megan of which Peterson It was the shooter.

Harris It was not dismissed as a witness, ”he said Kellermeaning that Peterson could have called her back to the witness bank. “I see nothing to stop Harris To be reinterited, ”he continued.” So the clause of confrontation simply does not apply to an appeal. “

Morgan made a brief replica, saying “there was not enough evidence” to consider Peterson guilty. “Even today, it is still not very clear what happened that night,” she said. Judges decided to take the question under submission without saying when they intend to comment on the direct appeal.

Peterson33, currently fulfills a 10 -year prison sentence for shooting Megan on a street in Los Angeles, after a party at the house of Kylie Jenner. During the trial, the jurors heard testimonies that Peterson pointed to a pistol for the feet of Megan and fired five shots, saying “dance, bitch.” Megan He suffered bullet injuries on both feet and needed immediate surgery.

The jurors condemned Peterson for aggression with a semiautomatic weapon. Peterson He raised 10 allegations on his appeal, filed in February 2024, claiming that evidence was unduly admitted, that there was misconduct of the prosecutors, that the jury was inadequately instructed, that the alleged errors were harmful when considered cumulatively, and that the court was wrong to sentence it to the average penalty rather than apply the minimum penalty.

Prosecutors responded by arguing that Peterson He did not call any direct witness and refused to witness. Beyond its direct appeal, Peterson He tried to reverse his conviction with habeas corpus petitions, claiming that new evidence or unknown issues during the trial would be sufficient to harm the jury’s verdict. The appeal panel rejected these petitions of habeas corpus last week.

During the trial of Peterson in 2022, Megan He gave three hours of distressing testimony, in which he remembered his “terrified” reaction to the roadside attack that led her to the hospital. She admitted that she lied to researchers and media vehicles when she previously denied being “intimate” Lanez. He explained to the jurors that the non -exclusive relationship made her feel “embarrassed” and, in the end, considered that this was not relevant to the shooting itself.

“Because I was shot, I was transformed into some kind of villain, and he’s the victim. It destroyed my whole life,” she said. In the most difficult times, she thought, “I would like him to have shot me and killed me (instead of) having to go through this torture,” Megan told the jury.

The head of the residence of orthopedic surgery at Cedars Sinai Medical Center showed the jurors radiographs showing the wounds of bullet in both feet of Megan. He said the doctors identified four metal fragments of embedded bullets on their feet and removed what they could during emergency surgery.

A man who lived in the residential street where the shooting occurred, Sean KellyHe testified that he woke up with the sound of a discussion. Looking out the window, Kelly He saw two girls arguing and fighting physically next to a car, according to his testimony.

Kelly He never saw a gun, but said he believed one of the women fired at least one shot, as he saw a flash of fire that seemed to come from his direction. However, Kelly He told the jurors that he also saw a “very agitated” man of the lowest stature, “firing everywhere.” The moment the shots were fired, the man had an object in his hand and his arms extended, witnessed Kelly.

Peterson It did not attend the hearing on Monday. He is fulfilling his sentence at California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo, California. He was transferred to this new place after being stabbed by a cell part in a different state prison in Tehachapi in May.

This article was originally published by Rolling Stone USA by Nancy Dillon on August 18, 2025, and can be checked here.

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Source: Rollingstone

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