After a number of delays, public disputes and far anticipation, jury choice proceedings have begun within the legal trial of Daystar Peterson… often known as Tory Lanez.
For those that might not keep in mind, a battle occurred within the Hollywood Hills between Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez in an SUV that finally escalated into gunfire.
Tory was then charged with assault after Megan claimed he shot her within the foot. In this episode of TSR Investigates, we sat down with leisure lawyer and professor J.Christopher Hamilton to get his perspective on this excessive profile case.
Entertainment Lawyer Gives Perspective On High-Profile Tory Lanez-Meg Thee Stallion Shooting Case
Megan Thee Stallion is predicted to testify and it’s nonetheless unclear if Tory Lanez will take the stand. But we’ll be following this case very intently and reporting all of the information.
Will new data be revealed to alter public notion of Tory Lanez? Or will Tory in the end be charged with what he’s being accused of?
The Shade Room investigates…
Lanez appeared in a Los Angeles court docket on Monday, wearing a go well with and turtleneck, and even posted on social media.
“Have a blessed day,” the 30-year-old tweeted.
Meanwhile, Hamilton, an leisure lawyer, informed TSR Investigates’ Justin Carter that there was loads of deceptive data relating to the case to date.
“A lot of the discussion and discourse on this is very misleading, because we don’t know all of the information.”
Lack Of Reliable Eyewitnesses Could Benefit Lanez, Hurt Prosecution, Entertainment Lawyer Says
Hamilton added that the quite a few delays within the case doubtless got here from the rapper’s lawyer’s request, sometimes to permit for extra time for the protection to analyze and put together.
The leisure lawyer and professor went on to say that the protection, which means Lanez and his attorneys, will doubtless profit from the truth that there is no such thing as a stable eye witnesses who might damage their case.
Hamilton famous that the one witness who might damage their case is Megan’s ex-friend Kelsey Nicole, who has not been on talking phrases with Megan for fairly a while.
“Many would see that as Megan’s friend not supporting her claim,” Hamilton stated. “We haven’t heard anything from the bodyguard/driver, but we can assume that that’s Tory’s bodyguard, and he’s likely not to be in support of Megan’s perspective.”
Hamilton did say that one eye witness was talked about within the assertion, nevertheless that individual was nonetheless uncertain of who precisely fired the gun.
Meg Expected To Testify At Trial, Unknown Whether Tory Lanez Will Take The Stand
Megan is predicted to testify, nevertheless it reminds unknown whether or not Tory can even take the stand.
As for jury choice, which came about Monday, the leisure lawyer stated that Tory and Megan are “household names,” however added that the method of choosing the jury nonetheless shouldn’t take too lengthy.
“However, there is still a vast majority of the population that has no clue who these people are, and it will likely be those people who will be on the jury.”
He stated that each Tory and Megan have made fairly a splash within the media because the capturing, sharing their very own recollections of what occurred. Notably, Meg sat down with Gail King of CBS News to convey her facet, admitting she initially informed responding officers that she was not shot, however quite she stepped on glass.
Meg admitted she was attempting to “protect all of us” when she first denied being shot.
Meg Admits To Lying About Not Being Shot To “Protect All Of Us” Immediately Following Shooting
She additionally stated Lanez was extraordinarily apologetic, and even supplied her “a million dollars” to not say something in regards to the capturing.
“He’s apologized, he’s like ‘I’m so sorry,’” she informed King in a current and candid interview. “Please don’t tell nobody, I’ll give ya’ll a million dollars if you don’t say nothing.”
Meg then tearfully and rhetorically requested, “why would you offer me money, help me!”
She went on to say that people who find themselves attempting to make use of the preliminary declare of a glass harm towards her are claiming she is mendacity, to which she doubled down she initially did so to guard Lanez on the time.
Meanwhile, Tory has had his supporters, who he thanked on social media whereas sustaining his innocence, even mentioning the incident in a music.
Opening Statements Set To Begin After 12 Jurors Are Selected, Lanez Faces Up To 22 Years In Prison
Hamilton says opening statements will start shortly after these 12 jurors are chosen, with the prosecution set to go first.
“Their goal is to convince the jury that what they are submitting as to what took place, actually took place beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Lanez is dealing with as much as 22 years in jail on felony assault of a semi-automatic firearm, private use of a firearm, and being in possession of a loaded, unregistered firearm in a car.
Stay tuned with The Shade Room for extra updates on the case as they arrive.
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