I just got off the phone with Tory Lanez's new lawyer David Kenner, and it's clear to me that people need to stop assuming he represented Suge Knight in the case that put Suge in prison. He didn't! He represented him in a robbery case back in the 1990s and got him probation.
Kenner was not Suge Knight's lawyer for his most recent case, in which he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter over a fatal hit-and-run at Tam's Burgers in Compton. Kenner is unhappy that so many hip-hop blogs etc are saying he was when he actually wasn't.
Kenner's biggest claim to fame appears to be getting Snoop Dogg acquitted of murder aka "murder was the case that they gave me." He told me he has a video of Snoop at his 80th birthday party saying, "Without David Kenner, there'd be no Snoop Dogg." bit.ly/3VYLf0j
So, if you are one of the aggregators who took my Kenner tweets yesterday and used them to anchor a story about how he got Suge Knight 28 years in prison, you really should correct.
Kenner confirmed to me that George Mgdesyan is no longer representing Tory Lanez. It's David Kenner all the way. Regarding post-conviction motions, he told me he's considering all options. He may discuss this a bit tomorrow in court, but the big stuff won't come until later.
Given all this, it is pretty understandable that websites said Kenner had a part in Suge Knight’s 28-year prison sentence. He’s also quoted in articles talking about the case. But he swore to me on the phone he had nothing to do with the 28 years.
https://twitter.com/jackfreemanjr/status/1612563654951555091
More about the 2015 case. Kenner didn’t represent Suge during the plea. That was Matthew Fletcher. Given all the issues surrounding the case and Fletcher, it’s certainly understandable that Kenner is a little sensitive about being associated with it. latimes.com/california/sto…
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