Tory Lanez has taken to social media to ask for a brand new trial and voice his frustrations relating to his conviction.
Addressed to Los Angeles County District Legal professional George Gascón, the letter unleashes a volley of accusations towards Deputy District Attorneys Kathy Ta and Alex Bott, together with what Lanez (actual identify Daystar Peterson) referred to as the illegal misuse of their authority to “disguise and suppress any and all exculpatory proof that exonerates me, or furthers my innocence,” he wrote. Withholding of proof was not pointed to within the preliminary movement Lanez’s attorneys filed for a brand new trial.
The principle proof pointed to by prosecutors was primarily in textual content messages. One despatched by Kelsey Harris to Lanez’s bodyguard the evening of the July 2020 incident learn “Assist” and “Tory shot Meg.” One other message was from Lanez, apologizing to Megan following the capturing. Lanez’s lawyer George Mgdesyan argued that an apologetic name from Lanez to Megan was related to his romantic involvement along with her and Harris — who obtained immunity in relation to her testimony throughout the trial — relatively than an request for forgiveness.
Megan has maintained all through testimony and interviews that Lanez shot her following an argument in an SUV whereas the trio (Lanez, Megan and Harris) have been leaving a celebration at Kylie Jenner’s residence.
Within the letter, Lanez — who faces as much as 22 years in jail — maintains his innocence, writing that he was “fully robbed and disadvantaged of a good trial.” He pronounces that his attorneys will argue a movement for a brand new trial on Might 8 and aligns himself with “the a whole lot of hundreds of Black and Hispanic minorities that can’t adequately battle for themselves.”
On Tuesday (April 18), Elle revealed an op-ed from Megan, which opened, “I don’t wish to name myself a sufferer. As I replicate on the previous three years, I view myself as a survivor, as a result of I’ve really survived the unimaginable. Not solely did I survive being shot by somebody I trusted and thought of an in depth buddy, however I overcame the general public humiliation of getting my identify and repute dragged by way of the mud by that particular person for your entire world to see.”
Megan went on to seek advice from the letter as “the ultimate time” she would handle the case in public. “I’m selecting to alter the narrative as a result of I’m extra than simply my trauma,” she continued.
