Sean “Diddy” Combs’ request For a new trial or acquittal in his federal case has been denied, just before his judgment on Friday.
Judge Arun Subramanian explained in a submission on Tuesday night that the court was not persuaded by arguments made for any of the potential result in his case. Comb’s lawyer claimed that his recordings of sex documents with male escorts were technical amateur pornography, which they said was protected during the first amendment. They also claimed that he deserved a new trial because his rico and sex trading scales should not have been combined with his Mann ACT bills, which they say the jury against him on the latter charges.
In his decision, the Subramanian stated that Combs failed to bear his “heavy burden” by showing assault to the jury, because he was not found guilty of the more serious Rico and sex trafficking. “The government proved its fall many times,” wrote the Subramanian. “That itself can be enough to dispose of Comb’s challenge. (…) the prejudices had really been so great, one might expect a jury to judge the most relevant bills before it could be spilled over and infect the others. A new trial is not justified.”
On Monday night, prosecutors submitted a 164 -page memorandum that recommended no less than 11 years in prison and claimed that he is “unexpected” and that “the punishment for his judgments for conviction must take into account how he committed them.” The government previously proposed that he served a sentence of four to five years.
Last week, Comb’s lawyers claimed that he would not serve more than 14 months in prison, claiming he had been punished enough. Together with the archive, Comb’s former girlfriend left Yung Miami and producer Dallas Austin to support letters, as well as prisoners who had taken Comb’s “free game” course.
Combs were found guilty in July on two bills of transport for prostitution, but avoids more serious accusations of sex trafficking and extracts. He is facing up to 20 years in prison.
