September 2nd 2023.
Canadian rapper/singer Tory Lanez has made headlines recently for reportedly marrying Raina Chassagne, the mother of his six-year-old child, while he serves his ten-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot in 2020.
The marriage is part of a motion for Lanez to be released on bail, filed by his attorneys in a court document obtained by court reporter Megan Cuniff. Legal experts have said that this request is a Hail Mary attempt, as motions for bail pending an appeal for violent crimes are rarely granted.
Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Louis Shapiro spoke to Cuniff via phone interview about the motion, saying: “It’s the defense lawyer trying to make the client happy. That’s what I see here. What’s probably happening is you have a client who is obviously in the celebrity scene, who’s an accomplished artist, and suddenly he finds himself in a very bad situation, being incarcerated for many years, and he’s going to try to look for any way out.”
The motion, which attempts to establish that Lanez’s conviction is questionable, contains references to newly enacted or updated Penal Codes. It brings up issues such as the presentation of expert witness testimony and the scientific nature of such evidence to the jury, as well as errors surrounding the addition of the enhancements, multiplicity and similarity of the instant charges, and the lack of evidence to carry such elements beyond a reasonable doubt.
However, in May, Judge Herriford rejected Lanez’s motion for a new trial. She maintained that none of the alleged errors were errors, and even if they were, they would not have resulted in a different outcome. Herriford also said that the jury believed the prosecution’s case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Michael Freedman, from The Freedman Firm in Los Angeles, also believes that Lanez’s efforts to obtain bail will be difficult. He told Cuniff via email: “It’s also an uphill battle because even when there are strong issues on appeal, a bail motion requires early detailed briefing of those points on a much shorter timeline than you have for the appeal itself. It’s certainly not impossible to prevail, but it’s difficult for these reasons.”
So it seems that Tory Lanez's motion for bail in this case is an uphill battle. It is uncertain whether the newlyweds will be able to reunite anytime soon, or if the rapper/singer will remain in prison to serve out the remainder of his ten-year sentence.
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