New Attorney Seeks To Represent Tory Lanez And Release The Rapper From Jail Over The Megan Thee Stallion Shooting
Tory Lanez is attempting to replace a member of his council with a new lawyer.
According to Meghann Cuniff of Legal Affairs and Trials, a motion to replace attorney Matthey Barhoma with Ronda Renee Dixon has been denied by a judge.
In a previous conversation with Cuniiff, Dixon said the Toronto rapper wants her to work under his current lawyer, prominent attorney Jose Baez. But Dixon noted that the two have “some serious issues.”
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“These guys are just taking advantage of [Lanez],” Dixon told Cuniff. “They’ve had him sign powers of attorneys. They’re acting on his behalf … They’re not really asking him what he wants.”
In a shared copy of a motion she drafted, Dixon also argued that Lanez is being subject to cruel and unusual punishment in jail due to his celebrity status.
“Because Mr. Peterson has viable, meritorious post-conviction litigation, this court should award bail,” she wrote in the filing. “The unconstitutional nature of his confinement provides ample justification. Peterson’s conviction is not punishable by death. Because he will apply for probation, file an appeal, and pursue additional post-conviction remedies, this court should admit him bail within the court’s discretion.”
“Merely because he is well known, the Sheriff has decided that Mr. Peterson is of such great threat that he must be confined in the same manner as those convicted of serial rape charges and murder,” she continued.
The reason the motion was denied is currently unclear. Tory Lanez is scheduled to be officially sentenced on August 7. The sentencing date was pushed back in June after a judge granted a continuance for his attorneys.
