Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs plan to enchantment his federal conviction and jail sentence.
Diddy, 55, was sentenced to only over 4 years in federal jail on Friday, October 3, after he was convicted of transporting folks throughout state strains for intercourse. He was acquitted of intercourse trafficking and racketeering.
“Each the rules calculation and the sentence took account of conduct for which Mr. Combs was acquitted by a jury,” Diddy's legal professional, Marc Agnifilo, advised The New York Post on Saturday, October 4. “We contend this quantities to authorized error.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Diddy's authorized crew for remark.
Diddy was sentenced on Friday simply over 4 years after he was arrested in New York Metropolis and charged with intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to interact in prostitution. He pleaded not responsible to all fees and denied the a number of allegations in opposition to him.
Following a two-month trial that started in Might, a jury acquitted Diddy of the extra severe fees of racketeering and trafficking however discovered him responsible on two counts of transportation.
The disgraced mogul's authorized crew repeatedly tried to get him launched on bail after his arrest and following the partial responsible verdict, however Choose Arun Subramanian denied each request. He has been incarcerated at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Middle since September 2024.
In July, Diddy's attorneys filed a movement asking that their consumer be acquitted or granted a brand new trial. Subramanian denied that request on September 30.
Days earlier than the sentencing, the protection requested Subramanian to provide Diddy a 14-month sentence adopted by a supervised launch with obligatory drug remedy, particular person remedy and group remedy. The requested 14 months would have included the yr Diddy already spent at MDC, which means that he would have been launched by the tip of the yr.
Diddy's attorneys argued that “the proposed sentence is the one simply and honest sentence for Mr. Combs,” as a result of tips for “Mr. Combs's crimes of conviction” normally stipulate a jail time period of six to 12 months.
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The Sean John founder's authorized crew additionally claimed that he “has been adequately punished by serving 13 months within the horrible circumstances” on the MDC. These circumstances allegedly included “fixed suicide watch,” the place he's checked upon by safety guards each two hours, even whereas sleeping, “restricted entry to wash water,” and “lack of entry to wholesome, or edible, meals.”
Diddy's attorneys additionally stated their consumer had “turned sober for the primary time in 25 years” and had an “incident-free file” in jail, had no prior prison historical past, and “has already seen how being arrested and convicted can destroy his status and result in horrible collateral penalties for his companies, and he acknowledges the implications his actions have had for himself and his household.”
The September memo was supplemented by dozens of letters of help from household, buddies and supporters, together with his mom, Janice Combs, his six eldest youngsters and ex-girlfriends Yung Miami and Sarah Chapman.
UPDATE — 10/10/24, 3:43 p.m. ET: Sean “Diddy” Combs should stay in jail forward of his intercourse trafficking trial, Choose Arun Subramanian dominated on Thursday, October 10. The choice, confirmed by USA Immediately, comes after the rapper filed a 3rd enchantment for his pretrial launch from jail. He's at the moment incarcerated on the Metropolitan Detention […]
“Behind the scenes, he was loving, real, supportive and all the time encouraging,” Yung Miami, 31, advised the choose. “He motivated me, believed in me and helped me develop each personally and professionally. I'm scripting this letter as a result of I imagine it's necessary for the court docket to know the facet of Sean that isn't all the time seen or spoken about — the person who poured into others, who gave alternatives, who led by instance and who cherished deeply.”
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