Tory Lanez’s sentencing for shooting and wounding hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion was delayed on Tuesday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford accepted the defense’s request to delay Lanez’s sentencing, which is now scheduled for Aug.
7. Prosecutors are seeking a 13 year prison sentence and Lanez faces deportation to his native Canada. Herriford decided to give Lanez’s lawyers more time to prepare their sentencing recommendation, which is due Aug.
1. The judge, who will sentence Lanez, denied a motion from Lanez’ defense attorneys for a new trial on May 9. During the brief court hearing, Lanez mostly kept his head down and barely made eye contact with anyone.
He wore an orange jail outfit and black cap. READ MORE: Tory Lanez Denied New Trial In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Lanez was convicted in December of three felonies: assault with a semiautomatic firearm; having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
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