The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial said Tuesday that it has reached a verdict on four of five counts against the hip-hop mogul. But the partial decision remained under wraps after jurors were told to keep deliberating because they were stuck on the top charge, racketeering conspiracy.
Prosecutors, Combs’ defense team and Judge Arun Subramanian reasoned that after just two days of deliberations, it was too soon to give up on reaching a verdict on all counts. So rather than taking a partial verdict, Subramanian told the jury to continue weighing the remaining charge. Deliberations will continue Wednesday.
I get that it’s good to be thorough but if dude was found guilty on 4 charges adding up to a minimum of 50 years, (2 counts 15 years, 2 counts 10 years) and the guy is 55 years old. Can’t the judge just say they can’t be served concurrently, and call it at some point. That puts him in prison to 105 years old, when the expected life span of an African American male is 72.
No, they can’t do that and rightfully so. The man was accused of a crime, and therefore he was a right to a trial by a jury of his peers for each and every charge.
Not only just for the purposes of future appeals, but simply because the US Constitution grants every person in the US that right.
Now is the point in history where we have to actualize these wonderful ideas. The US Constitution is a flimsy piece of paper. The only strength it ever had is that which we lend to it, collectively.
It’s all on us.
Or at least it did
There are rules for when sentencing occurs concurrently or consecutively. Additionally the prosecution should want the most charges possible, in the event that an appeal overturns (or orders a new trial on) only a few of the indicted charges.
Smells like he guilty lol
Can’t stop, won’t stop! Ain’t no party like a Diddy prison shower party!
Take that, take that