NEW YORK — A New York federal choose denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ request to be launched on bail, discovering “by clear and convincing proof” that the hip-hop mogul is probably harmful and “that no situation or mixture of situations will moderately guarantee the protection of the neighborhood.”
Decide Arun Subramanian determined “there’s compelling proof of Combs’s propensity for violence,” together with video obtained by CNN from the 2016 Intercontinental Resort incident with protégé Cassie Ventura.
Whereas the protection argued the footage was edited and manipulated the choose mentioned, “There’s clearly violence even within the model of the footage submitted by Combs.”
Each federal prosecutors and Combs’ attorneys submitted their closing letters about whether or not the music mogul ought to be allowed out on bail on Monday. That is the fourth time he was denied bail.
Prosecutors argued that Combs’ try to affect witnesses whereas in jail “constitutes obstruction” of his felony case. Additionally they referred to as out Combs’ “latest efforts to affect the jury pool” by way of a social media marketing campaign organized by his kids.
Combs’ attorneys mentioned their shopper’s conduct was protected free speech, meant to fight “outrageous claims about Mr. Combs” by “authorities brokers, plaintiffs’ attorneys, and others with questionable motives.”
The choose additionally cited textual content messages between Combs and Ventura from the hours and days following the encounter.
“I’ve a black eye and a fats lip. You might be sick for considering it is OK to do what you have finished,” one message mentioned. “I nonetheless have loopy bruising,” mentioned one other.
Combs proposed residence confinement in a three-bedroom Higher East Facet condo with 24/7 personal safety, limits on guests and restrictions on his communications. Nonetheless, the choose mentioned, “Given the character of the allegations on this case and the knowledge offered by the federal government, the Court docket doubts the sufficiency of any situations that place belief in Combs and people in his employ-like a non-public safety detail-to observe these situations.”
Final Friday, the protection referred to as the proposed situations “way more restrictive” than Combs faces in jail.
They included limiting cellphone calls to attorneys, proscribing guests aside from attorneys and particular relations, preserving a visitation log, and avoiding contact with witnesses or potential witnesses.
Nevertheless, federal prosecutors have mentioned there are not any situations that may cut back Combs’ danger of tampering with witnesses or shaping the opinions of potential jurors.
In courtroom final Friday, prosecutors summarily mentioned that Combs “can’t be trusted” to observe the foundations of a pretrial launch.
The choose sided with the prosecution’s argument.
In his resolution, Subramanian cited “proof supporting a severe danger of witness tampering,” together with Combs’ calls and texts with witnesses, and his flouting of jailhouse guidelines, like utilizing the cellphone entry codes of different inmates at MDC-Brooklyn.
“(Combs’) willingness to skirt BOP guidelines in a method that might make it harder for his communications to be monitored is robust proof that the Court docket can’t be moderately guarantee(d) as to the sufficiency of any situations of launch,” Subramanian mentioned.
Subramanian is the fourth choose to disclaim Combs bail after a federal Justice of the Peace, the prior district courtroom choose assigned to the case and an appeals courtroom choose.
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