"Combs was convicted of two of the five charges prosecutors had stacked against him, that could have left him behind bars for the rest of his life. The split verdict left him acquitted on three of the charges including racketeering conspiracy. However, a jury found him guilty on two prostitution related charges. Defense attorneys will ask the judge to overturn his conviction arguing the charge should not apply to him because his intent was voyeurism, not profit, and that the escorts traveled voluntarily."
"Prosecutors argue there is more than a sufficient basis to support the conviction. The Bad Boy Records founder has been sitting in a Brooklyn jail for the past 13 months, stripped from the life he once knew. His lawyers say the 55-year-old should be freed now, asking for a sentence of no more than 14 months in prison including his time already served. Federal prosecutors say he should spend several more years behind bars."
Sean "Diddy" Combs returned to a Lower Manhattan courtroom as a judge hears legal arguments that will inform his sentence. He was convicted on two of five charges, including two prostitution-related counts, and acquitted on three charges including racketeering conspiracy. Defense attorneys contend the prostitution-related charge should not apply because his intent was voyeurism, not profit, and because the escorts traveled voluntarily. Prosecutors maintain there is sufficient basis to support the convictions. Combs has been jailed in Brooklyn for 13 months. Lawyers request a sentence no longer than 14 months including time served; prosecutors seek several more years. More than 70 letters request leniency; sentencing is scheduled next Friday.
Read at ABC7 New York
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