There has been a new lawyer hired by Tory Lanez in his ongoing legal issues and it is none other than former lawyer of Death Row records.
“It’s not on Judge Herriford’s calendar, and he’s got a bunch of other stuff at the time. Attorney David Kenner confirmed to me last week he’s now representing Tory.”
Megann Cuniff continued in another tweet writing, “Kenner is a longtime criminal defense attorney whose clients include former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight.” She added, “Anyone with actual experience in criminal law (not all lawyers) will tell you he’s joining the case a bit late: Before trial would have been better.”
In another tweet, Cuniff explained that it’s not possible to determine what the January 10 court date is about due to the fact that Los Angeles Superior Court doesn’t make court documents available to the public.
“Penal Code 132 regards false evidence and witness tampering. (132 is also Judge Herriford’s court department number.),” she wrote in part. “@LASuperiorCourt actively hides court documents from the public, so it’s really impossible to find out what exactly is going on based on the court record.” She followed up with yet another tweet in the detailed thread, expressing her views about what may be going on while also outlining possible legal motions that may be filed in the case in the future.
“Some clues about what’s going on: Prosecutors tried to add a bribery count to Tory’s charges during trial, which the judge rejected,” Cuniff started off. “Any post-conviction motion from David Kenner regarding false evidence or witness testimony is very unlikely to come this quick.”
Kenner is a longtime criminal defense attorney whose clients include former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight. Anyone with actual experience in criminal law (not all lawyers) will tell you he's joining the case a bit late: Before trial would have been better.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) January 8, 2023
Some clues about what's going on: Prosecutors tried to add a bribery count to Tory's charges during trial, which the judge rejected. Any post-conviction motion from David Kenner regarding false evidence or witness testimony is very unlikely to come this quick.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) January 8, 2023
Again, everything we’re discussing here is standard and expected post-conviction litigation – asking judge to reduce to misdemeanors, requesting new trial based on perceived issues with evidence/witnesses – but David Kenner only recently got on the case. Give it time.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) January 8, 2023
Following eight days of trial, nearly two days of closing arguments and a day of deliberations, a grand jury found Tory Lanez, who plead not guilty to all counts, guilty of all three charges levied against him on December 23.
The three counts were felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm, possession of a concealed, unregistered firearm and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
