Sean “Diddy” Combs
Jury withdraws to consultations
After the closing plates were held in the trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs, the jury has withdrawn to the consultations.
Twelve jury now decide on the fate of Sean “Diddy” Combs (55). The jury started in the trial of the rap mogul on June 30th with its consultations, such as.
The responsible judge Arun Subramanian initially spent more than two hours on Monday morning (local time) to give the jury detailed instructions on how to interpret the charges raised against Combs. The eight men and four women have to decide whether the rapper is guilty or innocent in their opinion. It is not foreseeable how much time the consultations will take, but they can only take several hours.
“Very, very serious” allegations against Combs
The jury must clarify the charges in which it thinks the rapper guilty. The lawyer and legal analyst Misty Marris describes the allegations against him as “very, very serious”. There are “many different options for how this process could go. It is now really in your hands.” Combs has been on trial for sex trade, organized crime and promoting prostitution since the beginning of May. He does not guilty. If Combs is convicted, a lifelong prison sentence is threatened.
In the end of the final, Diddy’s side spoke of the fact that he had only led a “swinger lifestyle”. Domestic violence also admitted the defense, but Combs was innocent in terms of the accused crimes. “The defendant with his crimes got away for 20 years,” said. “This ends in this courtroom. The accused is not a god. He is a person. […] Overwhelming evidence of his guilt. It is time to hold it into account. “
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