The trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs is nearing its finish, and the rapper took a second to thank Choose Arun Subramanian for his laborious work.
Diddy, 55, stood up in court docket on Tuesday, June 24, to ship a message to Subramanian earlier than the day’s proceedings ended. “I needed to inform you thanks,” the disgraced mogul stated. “You’re doing an superior job.”
The Sean John founder then confirmed that he had “totally” spoken to his legal professionals about his resolution to not testify on his personal behalf. “That’s my resolution, your honor,” Diddy stated. “That’s solely my resolution.”
The prosecution rested its case towards Diddy on Tuesday. He’s going through fees of racketeering conspiracy, intercourse trafficking and transportation to interact in prostitution. Diddy has pleaded not responsible to all fees and denied all the allegations towards him.
The New York decide presiding over Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial is asking the protection to hurry up their questioning of Cassie Ventura. In response to The New York Instances, Choose Arun Subramanian requested the protection to complete cross-examination of Cassie, who’s eight and a half months pregnant, on Friday, Might 16, in order that she will be able to […]
Diddy’s trial started on Might 5 with jury choice and has lasted greater than six weeks. In that interval, the federal government referred to as 34 witnesses, together with Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie, rapper Child Cudi and former Danity Kane member Daybreak Richard.
After the prosecution rested its case, the protection requested an acquittal for Diddy, arguing that the federal government didn’t sufficiently show the costs.
“Home violence shouldn’t be intercourse trafficking, and the proof didn’t present [Cassie Ventura] was engaged in any sexual exercise due to violence,” Diddy’s lawyer Alexandra Shapiro argued.
Over the course of 4 weeks, witnesses for the prosecution within the trial towards Sean “Diddy” Combs have painted an image of a monster — an abusive determine fixated on energy and management, prepared to do no matter it takes to bend victims to his will. His ex Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, then eight months pregnant, tearfully […]
Shapiro went on to say that the federal government did not show the racketeering cost, which was based mostly on the concept that Diddy used his workers to assist him commit crimes. In response to Shapiro, these workers “didn’t know a lot, if something, about what went on between Mr. Combs and his girlfriends in these lodge rooms, apart from they used loads of child oil and Astroglide … and maybe used medicine.”
The protection additionally addressed the allegation that Diddy was answerable for firebombing Cudi’s automotive, telling the court docket, “There’s no proof that Mr. Combs was concerned in that incident.”
Earlier than a break, the prosecution advised the decide that they’ll argue towards the protection’s dismissals.
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ second request for a mistrial has been denied. Choose Arun Subramanian denied the protection’s movement for a mistrial on Tuesday, June 10. Days earlier, legal professionals for Diddy, 55, alleged that prosecutors offered false testimony and requested the decide to throw out the trial. The protection’s argument was over the testimony of Cassie’s […]
Closing arguments within the case are set to start later this week, and jury deliberation may start as early as Friday, June 27.
If convicted on even one cost, Diddy would face a prolonged jail sentence. The statutory minimal sentence for intercourse trafficking is 15 years, whereas transportation to interact in prostitution has a most sentence of 10 years. If convicted on the racketeering cost, he faces as much as life in jail.
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