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Tory Lanez Appeals Over ‘Missing’ Gun Rejected By Judges In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case
California appellate court rejected Tory Lanez's requests to add new evidence and invalidate his 2022 conviction; his direct appeal with oral arguments is scheduled for next week.
- On Tuesday, August 13, 2025, the California Court of Appeals denied two habeas corpus petitions filed by Tory Lanez in 2023 and 2024, seeking to overturn his conviction.
- The petitions filed in 2023 and 2024 sought to invalidate the jury’s verdict by introducing an affidavit from Jauquan Smith, who alleged he saw the gun in Harris’s hands before the shooting.
- The three-judge panel, California Second District Court of Appeal, rejected Lanez’s claim that the gun was missing, citing a sworn LAPD officer’s statement that all items remain in police custody.
- Despite the setback, Lanez’s main appeal will proceed without the new evidence, with oral arguments scheduled for Aug. 18, 2025.
- Highlighting broader risks, Lanez was stabbed 14 times at a different prison in May, prompting safety concerns before his transfer to California Men’s Colony.
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