Combs's request For a new trial or justification in his federal case, it was denied, right before its sentencing on Friday.
Judge Arun Subramanyan said on Tuesday evening that the court was not convinced by the arguments presented by any potential result in his case. Combs’s lawyer claimed that his records of sexual intercourse with male accompanying were technically amateur pornography, which, according to them, was protected in accordance with the first amendment. They also claimed that he earned a new trial, because his number of RICO and sexual trade should not have been connected along with his calculation of the Manne Law, which, according to them, blessed against him from the latest accusations.
In his decision, the Subramanyan stated that Combs could not bear its “heavy burden”, showing prejudices compared to the jury, since he was recognized as innocent of more serious charges of trade in Rico and sex. “The government has proven its work many times,” wrote Subramanian. “This in itself may be enough to get rid of the Combs call. […] If the prejudices were really so great that it can be expected that the jury was convicted by the most important quantities before it could shed and infect the rest. The new trial is not justified. ”
On Monday evening, the prosecutors submitted a memorandum for 164 pages, which recommended at least 11 years in prison, claiming that he was “unknown” and that “the punishment for his condemnation crimes should take into account how he committed them.” The government previously suggested that he was serving a sentence from four to five years.
Last week, Combs’s lawyers claimed that he should serve no more than 14 months of prison, claiming that he was punished enough. Along with the statement, the former friend of Combs Jung Miami and producer Dallas Austin presented support letters, as well as prisoners who took a course of Kombs's Free Game.
Combs was found guilty of July on two points of accusation of transporting prostitution, but evaded more serious charges of trading in sexual trade and racketeering. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
