Extra: In Run Up to Sean Combs Trial Coercive Control Is Ruled Out Allocution on Offer Looms - more here

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by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 25 – At 4:30 pm on September 16 Inner City Press was told by its SDNY source to expect "the big one" - Sean Combs - the next day in the courtroom here.

At US Attorney Damian Williams' press conference Inner City Press asked if his office would be seeking detention - Yes, he said. Detention memo on Patreon here.

[Inner City Press published book / audio book Diddy Do It? on Sept 20 on Amazon here]

On April 7 Combs moved to exclude evidence, Redacted Memo on Patreon here

On April 8 Warner Brothers filed a motion to quash Combs' subpoena about "The Fall of Diddy," memo of law on Patreon here

On April 9 the US Attorney's Office joined the motion, on Patreon here

On April 14, on less than a day's public notice, Combs was arraigned on the superseding indictment. Thread. His lawyers floated the idea of a two week adjournment.

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On April 16, a still redacted copy of Combs' sealed April 14 letter was docketed, about the Victim-4 communications the defense wants, letter on Patreon here

On April 18, Combs' motion to delay the trial was denied and some anonymity was upheld, thread

On April 25 Judge Subramanian held another pre-trial conference, ruling out expert testimony on coercive control, thread. The AUSA asked for Combs to be allocuted on plea offer(s) - it will happen on May 1.

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