Tory Lanez and his attorneys have submitted new court filings claiming there were roughly 60 mistakes tied to the medical evidence presented during his trial over the 2020 shooting involving Megan Thee Stallion. One of the central points raised references a $118,000 insurance claim for foot surgery, as reported by TMZ. Lanez’s legal team argues the amount makes little sense given that the procedure reportedly took less than a minute. They also say they have been unable to locate the surgeon listed on the paperwork, Dr. Little, who never testified during the trial.
Beyond that, the filing outlines several additional concerns tied to Megan’s medical records. According to Lanez’s team, the documents include issues such as signatures they allege were forged, irregular formatting across records, conflicting dates and timestamps, and other inconsistencies.
The appeal also points to a separate report involving a hospital security guard named Derek Cervantes, who allegedly stated that he transferred “foreign bodies” to the hospital. During the trial, however, detectives testified that no bullet fragments were recovered from the medical facility.
Tory Lanez Prison Interview
This latest appeal follows Lanez’s recent conversation with NBC News, which aired last week. The interview marked his most recent appearance from prison, where he has now served three years of a ten year sentence. Lanez was convicted on charges including first degree assault with a firearm, discharging a firearm with gross negligence, and carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle.
During the interview, Lanez once again insisted on his innocence. “I've never been violent towards a woman; I would never hit a woman, let alone shoot a woman,” he said.
He also stressed that he holds no animosity toward Megan Thee Stallion. “When I talk about my case, I don't want it to be taken as me coming at her. Because it's not that,” Lanez explained. “I'm just asking for somebody in the system to look at my case and look at the evidence and ask if this was fair.”
Lanez still faces an uphill battle with his appeal. His lawyers will need to convince the court that the newly cited issues are significant enough that they could have altered the jury’s verdict had they been introduced during the original trial.
