Tory Lanez has reportedly opted to hire a new legal team following his guilty verdict last month. Lanez now works with Matthew Barhoma after signing David Kenner, who previously represented Suge Knight.
Famously covering Lanez’s recent trial, legal reporter Meghan Cuniff shared on Twitter Tuesday, “Just in: Tory Lanez has another new lawyer, in addition to David Kenner. Matthew Barhoma ‘is known for his successes in vacating convictions for numerous defendants who faced wrongful and overzealous prosecutions and unjust charges.’ He is in the hallway with Kenner now.”
Just in: Tory Lanez has another new lawyer, in addition to David Kenner. Matthew Barhoma “is known for his successes in vacating convictions for numerous defendants who faced wrongful and overzealous prosecutions and unjust charges.” He is in the hallway with Kenner now. pic.twitter.com/2Uk5DqnmvX
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) January 10, 2023
In another tweet, Cuniff then shared that Lanez’s sentencing was pushed back as his team seeks a new trial.
“Rapper Tory Lanez’s sentencing for shooting Megan Thee Stallion has been rescheduled from Jan. 27 to Feb. 28 as his new lawyers prepare to ask the judge to grant him a new trial. This was finalized in court a few minutes ago,” she also tweeted.
Rapper Tory Lanez’s sentencing for shooting Megan Thee Stallion has been rescheduled from Jan. 27 to Feb. 28 as his new lawyers prepare to ask the judge to grant him a new trial. This was finalized in court a few minutes ago.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) January 10, 2023
The “Say It” singer was represented by George Mgdesyan in his recent shooting case. But he was nonetheless found guilty on all charges, including assault with a semi-automatic firearm (personal use of a firearm).
Making it clear that he and Lanez didn’t have a falling out, Mgdesyan previously shared that he simply needed to hire a lawyer who specialized in appeals. He reportedly called him a “friend” and also revealed, “I don’t do appeals, so we had to get somebody on board to handle the appeal.”
Lanez, who was convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020, is currently sitting behind bars as he awaits his sentencing. He could be looking at over 20 years in prison.