Overview
- California’s high court on Feb. 25 declined to review Lanez’s case, leaving his December 2022 convictions and August 2023 sentence in place.
- A three-justice panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal issued a 46-page opinion in November 2025 rejecting alleged trial errors and finding the evidence more than sufficient.
- Lanez, legally Daystar Peterson, was found guilty of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, carrying a loaded unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
- Megan Thee Stallion testified that he shot her in the feet after an argument in July 2020 and later offered her $1 million to stay quiet, testimony the appellate court said supported the verdict.
- A Los Angeles judge approved Megan Thee Stallion’s restraining order in January 2025, and Lanez’s defense may still seek federal review even as state remedies are exhausted.