Megan Thee Stallion’s attorney, Alex Spiro, has dismissed claims by Tory Lanez that the gun used in her shooting has “gone missing.” In a recent appeal, Lanez alleged that both the firearm and bullet fragments were missing, which he claimed prevented him from conducting further tests. Spiro, however, clarified to Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff that the gun is in LAPD custody and remains available for testing. Lanez’s attorneys, from Unite the People—a nonprofit where Lanez is also a board member—asserted that prosecutors failed to “produce and preserve evidence,” pushing for his 10-year prison sentence to be overturned.
Lanez has argued that DNA evidence was pivotal in his conviction. However, as Cuniff highlighted, Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Alexander Bott specified during the trial that DNA wasn’t used as primary evidence to prove Lanez’s guilt. Spiro also questioned Unite the People’s involvement in Lanez’s case, noting, “There are lots of people in jail that need help who tell the truth and who are innocent and deserve to be freed. I’d rather they spend their time on that than nonsense like this.”
Meanwhile, Lanez’s legal efforts include a new petition related to his driver Jaquan Smith’s post-trial statement, alleging he saw Megan’s friend, Kelsey Harris, holding the gun during the shooting. The California Attorney General’s Office has until November 20 to respond.
Unite the People previously stirred controversy by falsely claiming that Lanez’s appeal had been accepted, wrongly asserting his “innocence.” Cuniff, who closely follows the case, promptly refuted this on X (formerly Twitter), explaining that the court had merely consolidated Lanez’s habeas petition with his appeal. Cuniff criticized Unite the People’s frequent misinterpretations, reminding the public to be cautious of their inaccurate updates on the legal proceedings.
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