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California Supreme Court Rejects Tory Lanez's Final Appeal in Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case

The California Supreme Court refused Tory Lanez’s petition, ending state appeals and leaving his 2022 conviction and 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in place.

The California Supreme Court declined to hear the petition from Tory Lanez, leaving in place the lower-court rulings that upheld his conviction and sentence.

The 46-page ruling from a three-judge panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal previously dismissed claims of prosecutorial misconduct and found no reversible error on appeal.

Tory Lanez was convicted in December 2022 of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, possession of a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and discharging a firearm with gross negligence for the July 22, 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion.

Sentence details and consequences include a 10-year prison term being served at the California Men's Colony and exposure to potential deportation as a noncitizen, with no further state-level remedies after the Supreme Court decision.

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The court’s refusal is a necessary win for survivor credibility, Black women’s safety, and the principle that fame does not place abusers above the law.

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The Supreme Court’s refusal to review Tory Lanez’s case deepens an injustice, cementing a flawed process and an excessive 10-year sentence.

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Court denies Rapper Tory Lanez's appeal of his conviction in Megan Thee Stallion shooting

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A California court on Wednesday denied rapper Tory Lanez’s appeal of his guilty verdict on charges he fired a gun at Megan Thee Stallion.

Lanez was convicted of three felonies in December of 2022: assault with a semiautomatic firearm; having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.

Megan testified that when a woman makes allegations against a man, “people have a hard time believing you” and said that “I didn’t want to say nothing in the first place.”

The appeals court rejected all of the defense’s claims of errors from Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford, who oversaw the trial.

latimes.com

Court rejects Tory Lanez's appeal of Megan Thee Stallion shooting verdict

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Imprisoned rapper Tory Lanez has failed in his efforts to overturn his guilty verdict for shooting Megan Thee Stallion five years ago.

A three-judge panel from the California 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled against 33-year-old Lanez, reinforcing his convictions on three felony counts.

He was convicted of assault with a firearm, illegal possession of a firearm and negligent discharge of a gun, following a two-week trial that featured tearful testimony from Pete.

"Savage" rapper Pete is currently at the center of two legal disputes, including a harassment suit and a defamation lawsuit involving blogger Milagro Gramz.

legalaffairsandtrials.com

Appellate court rejects Tory Lanez's habeas petitions in Megan Thee Stallion appeal

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A California appellate court on Tuesday rejected most of rapper Tory Lanez’s appeal of his convictions and 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion.

Tuesday’s order…ends Lanez’s argument about DNA evidence and his false claim that prosecutors no longer have the gun used in the shooting.

Lanez’s supporters hailed the moves as a huge win and ignited a social media storm…but the justices…deemed his petitions simple enough to reject without hearing argument.

Race wasn’t mentioned in trial, and he’s never directly alleged prosecutors or Judge Herriford, who is Black, were ever motivated by race.

vogue.com

Tory Lanez Has Been Sentenced to 10 Years for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion—Here’s a Timeline of the Case

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More than seven months after rapper Tory Lanez was convicted of three felony counts for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020, he has officially been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

As some measure of justice is finally meted out, read a full timeline of the shooting—and everything that came after—below.

Los Angeles County district attorney George Gascón said Lanez had “engaged in a pattern of conduct that was intended to intimidate Ms. Pete and silence her truths from being heard.”

“He not only shot me, he made a mockery of my trauma.… This is a statement for all survivors that their lives matter and there is zero tolerance for the torture that accompanies violence.”

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billboard (@billboard) on X

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Tory Lanez Appeal Rejected by California Supreme Court in Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case

Tory Lanez’s bid to overturn his conviction in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting was rejected by California’s highest court.

The decision leaves Lanez’s 2022 conviction and 10-year prison sentence in place.

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Black Enterprise (@blackenterprise) on X

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The California Supreme Court refused to hear arguments for a conviction appeal from the attorneys of Tory Lanez.

Lanez’s petition was rejected, leaving his conviction and 10-year sentence in place (per linked article context).

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Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) on X

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The California Court of Appeals today rejected a big part of Tory Lanez's appeal of his convictions and sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion.

Both habeas petitions about alleged newly discovered evidence were denied.

newsroom.courts.ca.gov

CA Supreme Court won’t review case of rapper Tory Lanez

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The California Supreme Court today rejected a defense petition seeking its review of the case of rapper Tory Lanez.

[Lanez] was convicted of shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet during a 2020 dispute in the Hollywood Hills.

NewsLink CA Supreme Court won’t review case of rapper Tory Lanez Feb 25, 2026

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theJasmineBRAND (@thejasminebrand) on X

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Tory Lanez’s Last-Ditch Appeal Rejected As California Supreme Court Upholds 10-Year Prison Term.

The post highlights the court’s decision as final, focusing on Lanez’s failed appeal rather than revisiting the underlying case details.

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iHeartRadio (@iHeartRadio) on X

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Tory Lanez's attempt to appeal his conviction in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case has been denied.

Appeal over conviction in Megan Thee Stallion case denied, leaving his 2022 verdict and 10-year sentence in place.

Fact checking

Sources consistently report Lanez’s conviction, 10-year sentence, and failed appeals. One Vogue claim of “10 years … without the possibility of parole” conflicts with legal records showing parole eligibility around 2029.

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Overstating the Supreme Court’s role by saying it “upheld” the sentence: Phrasing that a supreme court “upheld” a conviction or sentence when it merely refused to review an appeal can exaggerate its involvement, implying a substantive endorsement rather than a procedural decision not to take the case.

Mischaracterizing sentence as having no parole possibility: Describing a fixed-term prison sentence as “without the possibility of parole” when the person is in fact parole‑eligible overstates the punishment and can inflame public perception of the severity of the sentence.

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