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Rapper Tory Lanez was denied bond during a hearing on Thursday as his new legal team appeals his 10-year sentence in the shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion. Rapper Tory Lanez was denied bond by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge during a hearing on Thursday afternoon as his new legal team appeals his 10-year sentence in the shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion, according to ABC station in Los Angeles, KABC who was in the courtroom. Unite the People Inc., a social justice advocacy group, announced in a statement to KABC this week that the organization has been retained to represent Lanez. The rapper, whose legal name is Daystar Pet erson, is appeal ing his 10-year sentence , with Crystal Morgan serving as lead attorney. "As an organization committed to promoting justice and equality, we firmly believe in standing by our clients and supporting them in times of need," the statement said. "Mr. Peterson has been an integral part of our advisory board...

A Florida man who dropped all appeals has been executed for the 1988 murder of a woman who was sexually assaulted, killed with a hammer and then set on fire in her own bed STARKE, Fla. -- A Florida man who recently dropped all legal appeals was executed Thursday for the 1988 murder of a woman who was sexually assaulted, killed with a hammer and then set on fire in her own bed. James Phillip Barnes, 61, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starke. Lying on a gurney, Barnes appeared to already have his eyes shut when the curtain was opened for witnesses. He didn't respond when prison officials asked if he had a final statement, and he remained motionless except for breathing for about 10 minutes until that stopped. A doctor then pronounced him dead. The 61-year-old inmate was sentenced to death for the murder of nurse Patricia “Patsy” Miller. It was the fifth execution in Florida this year. One of the victim's siblings, And...