Extra: Sean Combs Asking For Acquittal as Porn Consumer or Time Served If Motion Denied - more / prediction here
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by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 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 an SDNY courtroom.
[Inner City Press published book / audio book Diddy Do It? on Sept 20 on Amazon here. Week 8 book here
On July 2 the jury came back with not guilty on RICO and sex trafficking, guilty on counts 3 and 5, transportation for prostitution.
On July 29 Sean Combs through counsel requested release on $50 million bond, 12 page memo on Patreon here.
On July 31, after Combs moved for acquittal or a new trial, the US Attorney’s Office at 11:30 pm filed an 11-page opposition, on Patreon here
On August 3 Combs replied, on Patreon here
On August 4 Judge Subramanian denied bail, saying Combs hadn’t met the standard, order on Patreon here
Late on August 20 the US Attorney’s Office filed a 58 page opposition to Combs’ motion for acquittal or a new trial - full 58 page filing on Patreon here
On August 21 Judge Subramanian gave Combs’ lawyers - two of whom just signed up to represent Oren Alexander - until September 3 to reply a reply. After that, Marc Agnifilo was found representing a woman charged with hate crime assault while taking down an October 7 hostage flier. Inner City Press asked him about that, his Uzbek client - and the UN.
On September 22 Combs’ legal time file a 170 page sentencing memo asking for no more than 14 months - that is, time served and release on October 2. Filing on Patreon here
On September 24 Brian Steel filed a cover letter and letters from MDC inmate who have taken Combs’ Free Game Course- on Patreon here
On September 25 Judge Subramanian heard 90 minutes of arguments, including about Combs’ rights as a consumer of porn, and said he would rule soon - thread here
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