NEW YORK
AP
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Sean “Diddy” Combs returns to court Thursday for a listening to on his protection movement to vacate his conviction or set a new trial on the prostitution-related fees a jury convicted him of in July.
Judge Arun Subramanian plans to pay attention to arguments from attorneys on factors of regulation as to the prostitution-related fees, which might assist him determine a sentence for the Bad Boy Records founder.
Both sides are anticipated to have about 20 minutes to current their arguments.
Combs’ attorneys preserve their consumer was unjustly convicted below the Mann Act. The Mann Act makes it a crime to transfer a individual throughout state strains for the aim of prostitution. In filings after Combs’ verdict, his attorneys argued that had he solely been charged with the 2 counts of transportation to interact in prostitution, his trial would have been fully totally different, with much less proof of violence offered to the jury.
The jury acquitted him on extra severe fees of racketeering conspiracy and intercourse trafficking that might have led to a life sentence.
Combs, 55, is at the moment scheduled to be sentenced October 3. He’s been jailed since his arrest final September.
His attorneys have additionally argued in court papers submitted this week that he needs to be sentenced to not more than 14 months in jail. With credit score for good habits, he’d be launched nearly instantly.
Prosecutors have urged that they consider he ought to spend not less than a number of extra years behind bars, though they haven’t submitted their sentencing suggestions to the choose but.
The choose has refused to grant bail twice for the reason that jury returned its verdict, citing Combs’ historical past of violence.
Prosecutors stated he organized for paid sexual encounters between male intercourse employees and his girlfriends, a few of whom testified about being overwhelmed, kicked and choked by Combs.