Tory Lanez’s final appeal in California has been rejected, and his 10-year prison sentence remains unchanged

California’s highest court has definitively ruled that Tory Lanez will not have another opportunity to overturn his conviction.

The California Supreme Court has chosen not to review the rapper’s criminal appeal, thereby upholding his 10-year prison sentence. The action does not alter a November ruling from the state’s 2nd District Court of Appeal that upheld the verdict. Meghan Cuniff, the court reporter, has confirmed this update.

A jury in Los Angeles convicted Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, on three felony charges in December 2022. He faced conviction for assault involving a semiautomatic firearm, for carrying a loaded unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and for discharging a firearm with gross negligence. His sentence was delivered in August 2023.

The appellate court, in a comprehensive 46-page opinion, dismissed the defense’s claims regarding trial errors and evidentiary concerns. The justices stated that there was “more than sufficient” evidence for jurors to conclude that Peterson personally caused great bodily injury to Megan Pete.

Megan provided testimony during the trial, stating that Lanez shot her in the feet on July 12, 2020, following an argument that occurred after a gathering at Kylie Jenner’s residence in the Hollywood Hills. She expressed to the jurors that she had “no doubt” he discharged the weapon. She further testified that he proposed $1 million for her silence and yelled, “dance, b***h,” prior to firing the shot.

During cross-examination, Megan clarified her reasons for not informing the police about the incident initially. She expressed that she “didn’t want to be a snitch.” Eventually, she decided to address the doubts raised by many regarding whether she had truly been shot.

During the sentencing, Deputy District Attorney Alexander Bott contended that Megan “bruised his ego,” describing the shooting as “an act of misogyny.” Defense attorney Jose Baez rejected that theory as “nuts” and stated that alcohol contributed to what he characterized as “foolish, reckless behavior.” He stated, “The intention was not to end someone’s life.”

In 2024, Megan obtained a restraining order following her claims that Lanez orchestrated online harassment from prison. A judge in Los Angeles granted that order in January 2025.

The California Supreme Court has chosen not to intervene, leaving the conviction intact and the sentence in effect.