After six weeks and 34 witnesses, federal prosecutors concluded their case against Sean 'Diddy' Combs. Interestingly, Combs' defense did not call any witnesses, which experts view as a gamble suggesting the prosecution's evidence was insufficient for their serious charges. The defense claims that while Combs' past behavior is questionable, it doesn’t meet the necessary legal standards for felonies like racketeering and sex trafficking. Jurors now face the challenge of determining whether the prosecution has established guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
From the beginning, Diddy's legal team has said that for all the mogul's flaws and questionable behavior, the charges went too far.
The burden of proof is 100% on the prosecution, and so it's not uncommon in criminal trials that the defense rests without putting on a single witness.
The theory of the defense seems to be that Diddy did really horrible things, but they don't meet the elements of the crimes charged.
Combs 'counted on silence and shame' to enable and prolong his abuse and used a 'small army' of employees to harm women and cover it up.
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