The jury’s partial verdict stays underneath wraps for now.
NEW YORK — The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ intercourse trafficking trial is about to renew deliberations Wednesday after reaching a yet-to-be-disclosed verdict on all however one of many 5 prices the hip-hop mogul faces.
U.S. District Choose Arun Subramanian ordered the jury to proceed its closed-door discussions for a 3rd day after the panel of eight males and 4 girls stated Tuesday that it was unable to succeed in consensus on the highest rely: racketeering conspiracy.
The decide agreed with prosecutors and Combs’ protection staff that lower than 13 hours of deliberations was too quickly to surrender on reaching a verdict on all counts.
The jury’s resolution on the opposite prices — two counts of intercourse trafficking and two counts of transportation to interact in prostitution — stays underneath wraps for now.
In a be aware to the courtroom late Tuesday, the jury stated “unpersuadable opinions on each side” amongst some jurors had prevented the group from reaching a unanimous verdict on the racketeering conspiracy cost.
Racketeering conspiracy is probably the most sophisticated cost within the trial and carries a possible most sentence of life in jail.
The intercourse trafficking cost carries a compulsory minimal sentence of 15 years in jail and a most sentence of life. Transportation to interact in prostitution carries a most sentence of 10 years in jail.
The disclosure of the jury be aware concerning the partial verdict appeared to place protection attorneys and their consumer in a dour temper even earlier than it was learn in open courtroom by the decide.
Eight protection legal professionals fashioned a half-circle behind Combs as the grins and lighthearted temper that accompanied the arrival of different jury notes over two days appeared absent because the attorneys contemplated the likelihood that jurors had reached settlement on counts that carry the heaviest sentencing penalties.
Combs, 55, appeared morose as his legal professionals spoke with him. At one level, the hip-hop mogul solemnly learn a bit of paper that lawyer Marc Agnifilo handed to him.
After the jury got here in for directions after which exited the room, a subdued Combs sat in his chair for a couple of minutes. As he stood to go away, he confronted his relations and supporters within the viewers, blew a kiss and tapped his coronary heart, as he incessantly has performed at first and finish of every day.
Then he paused earlier than his mom and exchanged a couple of phrases, telling her, “Love you” and “I’ll be all proper.”
Marshals then led him from the room.
Earlier of their deliberations the jury requested to overview testimony from Cassie, the R&B singer who was Diddy’s former longtime girlfriend, in addition to from Daniel Phillip, a male stripper Diddy is accused of paying to have intercourse with Cassie.
Prosecutors say Combs coerced two girlfriends into drug-fueled intercourse marathons with male intercourse employees.
Attorneys for the Unhealthy Boy Information founder contend prosecutors are attempting to criminalize Combs’ swinger life-style. They are saying his conduct, if something, amounted to home violence, not federal felonies.
Combs, who selected to not testify, has pleaded not responsible.
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