NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs urged a New York federal choose Monday to condemn him early subsequent month to not more than 14 months in jail for his conviction on two prostitution-related fees, that means he’d go free virtually instantly if the choose agreed.
The legal professionals made their arguments in a written submission to Decide Arun Subramanian, who has already rejected a proposed $50 million bail package deal, signaling that he does not imagine the Grammy-winning artist is near being launched.
Combs faces an Oct. 3 sentencing after his July conviction by a Manhattan jury on two Mann Act fees that outlaw interstate commerce associated to prostitution. Every cost carries a most penalty of 10 years in jail.
The Unhealthy Boy Information founder was exonerated on extra severe racketeering conspiracy and intercourse trafficking fees that might have required a minimal of 15 years in jail and the potential for a life sentence.
Of their submission, Combs’ legal professionals argued {that a} jury despatched a loud message to the choose by exonerating him of essentially the most severe fees.
“Put simply, the jury has spoken. Its verdict represents an ‘affirmative indication of innocence,’” the legal professionals stated.
“He has served over a year in one of the most notorious jails in America — yet has made the most of that punishment. It is time for Mr. Combs to go home to his family, so he can continue his treatment and try to make the most of the next chapter of his extraordinary life,” they added.
Prosecutors, who will submit their suggestions previous to the Oct. 3 sentencing, have already stated they’ll urge Combs keep imprisoned considerably longer than the 4 to 5 years they initially thought.
Protection legal professionals, although, wrote of their submission Monday that prosecutors “have lost all perspective.”
The music maven’s trial featured prolonged testimony from two former girlfriends of Combs who stated they felt compelled to take part in drug-fueled intercourse marathons with male intercourse employees as Combs watched and typically filmed the dayslong encounters.
R&B singer Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura testified that she participated in tons of of the meetups that had been known as “freak-offs” whereas she was his most frequent girlfriend from 2007 to 2018.
One other ex-girlfriend, testifying below the pseudonym “Jane,” stated she additionally felt pressured to carry out sexually with male intercourse employees whereas she dated Combs from 2021 till his arrest at a New York lodge a yr in the past.
There was additionally intensive testimony through the trial about Combs beating his girlfriends and utilizing violence and the fears of it to manage these round him.
Protection legal professionals at trial conceded that there was home abuse however stated the costs introduced by prosecutors weren’t confirmed.
