Forward of Tory Lanez’s sentencing, Decide David Herriford mentioned he acquired round 70 letters from varied individuals, together with rapper Iggy Azalea and a jail chaplain, who all requested for leniency for the Canadian rapper.

Tory Lanez’s sentencing will get underway on Monday, however as much as press time, the embattled rapper’s destiny was not identified. Earlier within the day, Decide Herriford summarized the contents of a number of the letters, together with Azalea, which requested the decide to contemplate sentencing him to one thing “transformative and never life-destroying.”

Lanez’s five-year-old son additionally wrote a handwritten letter to the decide as properly. In line with reporter Meghann Cuniff in a YouTube video, one of many individuals who spoke in court docket was a jail chaplain who recalled that Tory’s presence on the jail has been calming.

The rapper is presently in protecting custody, and Cuniff recalled that the chaplain spoke extremely about Lanez and his influence on different prisoners. Lanez is claimed to have begun a nightly prayer and a each day second of prayer that noticed the entire prisoners take part.

“It’s simply wonderful to see all of the TVs go off at 9 o’clock and everybody’s in prayer and he’s by no means seen something prefer it,” Cuniff mentioned.

The reporter additionally paraphrased the decide’s quoting of the letter from the jailer, which mentioned that Lanez appeared ‘remorseful’ and mentioned intimately what occurred and methods he may have prevented it.

Tory Lanez’s listening to additionally noticed the protection being allowed to ask questions and reply the place the rapper’s charitable acts, which included a turkey drive, had been mentioned by a younger advertising govt that works for him.

Tory Lanez’s father, Sonstar Peterson, who had a significant outburst after the responsible verdict was handed down final December, additionally apologized to the decide for his actions and reassured the decide that he had respect for him regardless of the outburst, which he blamed on being emotional.

The sufferer, Megan Thee Stallion, didn’t seem in court docket for the sentencing, however there are experiences {that a} sufferer influence assertion was despatched by the ‘Hottie’ rapper.

Tory’s attorneys are asking for the rapper to be sentenced to probation and drug rehab, citing his dealings with alcoholism and childhood trauma as the explanation for his actions.

Within the meantime, the prosecution has requested that the embattled rapper be sentenced to 13 years in jail. Tory lanez is dealing with as much as 20-year in jail for 3 felony prices.

Alright we’re on the 90-minute break. Decide Herriford acquired 70+ letters of assist for Tory Lanez, together with one from @IggyAzalea. He briefly summarized every one. Two jailers wrote letters, one spoke in court docket. Lanez’ father, Sonstar Peterson, was the final speaker earlier than the break.

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023

Iggy deserves these lashings https://t.co/H5U8czQipn pic.twitter.com/0KqQf1gR5x

— @2lmetgala (@2lmetgala) August 7, 2023