Appeals court rejects the claims of trial error
A three-judge panel of California's Second District Court of Appeal upheld the conviction on November 12, 2025.
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Appeal hearing set for August 18, 2025; clemency petition sent to the Governor
HOT 97 reported the hearing date, a denied bail request and a petition to Governor Newsom.
Pardon petition and a call for review circulate online
Drake and Amber Rose shared a Change.org petition; a congresswoman posted about the case. No pardon review has been confirmed.
Tory Lanez attacked in prison and moved for his safety
Wikipedia reports he was hospitalised after a May 2025 attack and transferred ten days later.
January 10, 2025: judge extends the protection order until 2030
The Associated Press reported the extension of Megan Thee Stallion's protection order.
October 25, 2024: appeals court acknowledges a new petition
The court said it would consider the new petition together with his other appeals.
August 8, 2023: sentenced to 10 years in prison
The sentence was handed down in Los Angeles for the 2020 shooting.
December 23, 2022: jury returns guilty verdicts on three felony counts
A Los Angeles jury convicted him of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded unregistered firearm in a vehicle and gross negligence in…
April 2022: arrested over the protective order and released on a higher bond
He was released shortly after on an increased bond of $350,000.
October 2020: felony charges filed and a protective order issued
Charges were assault with a semiautomatic firearm and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle.