Tory Lanez’s Megan Thee Stallion shooting sentence will likely be reduced to nine years
nme.comTory Lanez may be able to shorten his 10-year sentence in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in a 2020 incident.Lanez – real name Daystar Peterson – was found guilty in December last year of three felonies related to the shooting.
Sentencing was delayed from Monday (August 7) to Tuesday (August 8), with Lanez then finally being handed down his jail term.As reported by Legal affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff, Lanez will have nearly a year reduced from his 10-year sentence due to the time he has already served.Taking to X/Twitter, Cuniff explained: “Lanez will be credited for 231 days he’s already spent in jail.
He gets 15% credit of 34 days.”She continued: “[Judge David] Herriford [of the Los Angeles County Superior Court] also is crediting his 40 days of house arrest, for a total of 305 days.
He’ll request bail pending appeal, which will be heard Aug. 15. (Extremely unlikely to be granted).”"I cannot emphasize enough the power that it must've taken someone with that level of trauma that she’s undergone and the willingness to come forward after being vilified online,"– Deputy D.A.
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