Will Diddy Be Convicted? Here’s What Legal Analysts Say As Deliberations Begin Today
The post Will Diddy Be Convicted? Here’s What Legal Analysts Say As Deliberations Begin Today appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline Legal analysts told Forbes the prosecutors made a strong case to convict Sean “Diddy” Combs in his federal criminal trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges as the 12 jury members begin deliberating on Monday—but there’s plenty of room for them to decide either way. The prosecution will rest its case in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal criminal trial Tuesday. (Photo by … More Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs) Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs Key Facts Eight men and four women make up the jury, who began deliberating on Monday. Combs is on trial for sex trafficking and racketeering charges, with prosecutors accusing him of running a criminal enterprise that committed various crimes, including coercing several women, including ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, into participating in elaborate sex performances. If convicted, Combs could serve the rest of his life in prison: The sex trafficking and racketeering charges carry maximum sentences of life in prison, while the transportation to engage in prostitution charges carry maximum sentences of 10 years in prison. Mark Zauderer, a veteran trial and appellate lawyer, said he thinks Combs is more likely to be convicted than acquitted, but believes the jury’s decision will depend on whether or not prosecutors successfully convinced jurors Combs ran a “criminal enterprise,” which would satisfy the racketeering charge. Zauderer said prosecutors did an “excellent” job presenting the government’s case, but said jurors will have to believe that Combs coerced these women into sex, instead of the defense’s opposing argument that they were willing participants. Central to that defense was the use of text messages from Ventura to Combs introduced in the trial that suggested she was a willing participant in his infamous “freak-offs.” Former federal prosecutor Mark Chutkow said the prosecution made a “very compelling case” Combs allegedly abused the women…
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Topline Legal analysts told Forbes the prosecutors made a strong case to convict Sean “Diddy” Combs in his federal criminal trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges as the 12 jury members begin deliberating on Monday—but there’s plenty of room for them to decide either way. The prosecution will rest its case in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal criminal trial Tuesday. (Photo by … More Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs) Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs Key Facts Eight men and four women make up the jury, who began deliberating on Monday. Combs is on trial for sex trafficking and racketeering charges, with prosecutors accusing him of running a criminal enterprise that committed various crimes, including coercing several women, including ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, into participating in elaborate sex performances. If convicted, Combs could serve the rest of his life in prison: The sex trafficking and racketeering charges carry maximum sentences of life in prison, while the transportation to engage in prostitution charges carry maximum sentences of 10 years in prison. Mark Zauderer, a veteran trial and appellate lawyer, said he thinks Combs is more likely to be convicted than acquitted, but believes the jury’s decision will depend on whether or not prosecutors successfully convinced jurors Combs ran a “criminal enterprise,” which would satisfy the racketeering charge. Zauderer said prosecutors did an “excellent” job presenting the government’s case, but said jurors will have to believe that Combs coerced these women into sex, instead of the defense’s opposing argument that they were willing participants. Central to that defense was the use of text messages from Ventura to Combs introduced in the trial that suggested she was a willing participant in his infamous “freak-offs.” Former federal prosecutor Mark Chutkow said the prosecution made a “very compelling case” Combs allegedly abused the women…
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