Jose Baez, who is the new and renowned defence attorney for singer Tory Lanez, says he is very confident about winning the Appeal, but wished the singer had reached out to him sooner.
According to the report by TMZ, Tory’s new high-powered lawyer who famously won an acquittal for Casey Anthony, joined the tabloid Tuesday on “TMZ Live,” saying he’s ready to go all out for Tory too, but, interestingly said he regrets the fact Tory didn’t call him in for the trial.
While Jose Baez wouldn’t reveal too many specifics prior to going before the judge, he strongly insinuated there were things he would have done differently if he were repping Lanez during his trial for shooting Megan Thee Stallion.
That being said, he told TMZ he’s confident there were procedural errors made, partly because it was a high-profile trial and that will be the foundation of Tory’s appeal of the conviction.
As for how Tory’s doing in jail while awaiting sentencing, Jose Baez says his client’s never been convicted before, so he’s never gone through anything like this, but says he’s trying to make adjustments.
As we reported, Lanez pulled out all the stops last week, retaining David Kenner, Matthew Barhoma and Baez to work on his appeal.
Aside from the Anthony case, Jose also repped Aaron Hernandez and was in the middle of filing an appeal for his Odin Lloyd murder conviction when AH took his own life.
The now imprisoned Lanez was convicted on December 23, 2022, in a jury trial.
The jury found him guilty of three felony charges in respect to the shooting, assault with a semi-automatic handgun, having a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and gross negligence in discharging his firearm.
Lanez, who was tried in Los Angeles, was taken to jail immediately following the conviction.
A sentencing hearing is set for February 28, 2023. He faces up to 22 years in prison. Lanez has hired Jose Baez to protest that the State did not adequately prove its case.