Sean “Diddy” Combs accused of gang rape of teen girl in new lawsuit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If Diddy gets off, then he's innocent in my book. If he's found guilty, then he's guilty. I'm not going to waste any of my life hating him and complaining about him like people did when OJ was acquitted in the criminal trial.

My gut instinct is that he won't be convicted on all the charges. All the prosecution has proved to me so far is that he likes "freak offs" and that Cassie and the others went along with them because they like the power, influence and money that Diddy has.

All of them seem like a bunch of deviants.

What an utterly unintelligent response. Clearly you have no morals.

I have morals and I believe in the system. Whatever the jury decides is what I'll go with. Sorry that's not intelligent enough for you.

[Anonymous]

The prosecution presented testimony from 34 witnesses over six weeks. And the defense just rested its case after about 20 minutes. No witnesses; a few exhibits, and that was it. What a disappointment (not because I want Diddy to get off, but because he has brilliant lawyers and I was expecting something big from them.) They haven't presented any evidence to the jurors that disproves the case the prosecution has presented. They do have 4 hours for closing arguments, so this will be an opportunity for them to shine. They will be able to speak directly to the jurors. Maybe durig closing their case will be that they don't need a defense because the state did not prove their case? I don't know, that sounds like a risky strategy.

IMO it shows confidence. From the live tweets of their motion for a directed verdict, they laid out a case pretty quickly that the elements weren't satisfied. OTOH, Diddy is such a bad person that the jury may want to convict him of something. I can really see the verdict going either way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

The prosecution presented testimony from 34 witnesses over six weeks. And the defense just rested its case after about 20 minutes. No witnesses; a few exhibits, and that was it. What a disappointment (not because I want Diddy to get off, but because he has brilliant lawyers and I was expecting something big from them.) They haven't presented any evidence to the jurors that disproves the case the prosecution has presented. They do have 4 hours for closing arguments, so this will be an opportunity for them to shine. They will be able to speak directly to the jurors. Maybe durig closing their case will be that they don't need a defense because the state did not prove their case? I don't know, that sounds like a risky strategy.

IMO it shows confidence. From the live tweets of their motion for a directed verdict, they laid out a case pretty quickly that the elements weren't satisfied. OTOH, Diddy is such a bad person that the jury may want to convict him of something. I can really see the verdict going either way.

That's called a Rule 29 motion, and it's standard for the defense to file this in a federal criminal trial. It almost always gets denied, but it preserves issues for appeal and gives the defense a chance to preview their argument that the state didn’t prove its case. It would be shocking if the defense did not file this motion, it is expected.

The judge disagreed that the defense laid out a case that showed the elements weren't satisfied for the charges. The judge could have dismissed one or all of them, but he ruled to deny without even hearing a response from the defense. I have followed the trial each day, and I agree with the judge that the prosecutors satisfied the burden for each charge and that each of these charges should now be given to the jury. With that said, I'm iffy about the RICO charge. I think he's guilty, but I go back and forth with how I think the jury will rule. If found guilty of RICO, they can seize Diddy's assets.

[Anonymous]

Saying “you’re doing an excellent job” while the state lays out your entire criminal empire is insane behavior.

Judge: Mr. Combs how are you feeling?
Sean Combs: I'm doing great. I wanted to say thank you, you're doing an excellent job.
Judge: Do you understand that whether to testify or not is up to you, do you understand?
Combs: Yes, your Honor.
Judge: It is your decision not to testify?
Sean Combs: Yes it is my decision. Solely my decision. With my lawyers.
Judge: Thank you. Shall we take time to allow stipulations?
Agnifilo: Yes

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This is false information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Saying “you’re doing an excellent job” while the state lays out your entire criminal empire is insane behavior.

Judge: Mr. Combs how are you feeling?
Sean Combs: I'm doing great. I wanted to say thank you, you're doing an excellent job.
Judge: Do you understand that whether to testify or not is up to you, do you understand?
Combs: Yes, your Honor.
Judge: It is your decision not to testify?
Sean Combs: Yes it is my decision. Solely my decision. With my lawyers.
Judge: Thank you. Shall we take time to allow stipulations?
Agnifilo: Yes

What kind of judge is this? DEI?

Why bring DEI into this? Would you be happier if this was a white judge?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This whole defense thing is so interesting to me. Initially, they said they were going to call some sex workers and an expert witness. Now they have abandoned all that.

Great posturing. Tell the jury the prosecutions case for the charges is so weak they don’t need to do anything!

Worth a shot.

Twist all the charges up with doubt, politics and claim mischarges, then call it a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will be surprised if he is convicted. I don’t think the prosecution has made a solid case in convincing the jury (lay people) that he has committed the crimes he is accused of
other than being an abusive sicko. I hope I’m proven wrong. If this was a case for abuse he would be under the jail. If he gets away with this…there’s no telling what he may do next. He will feel invincible.

+1 I wonder why there was never a state prosecution based on the simpler charges of assault etc. Seems like more of a slam dunk and easier for jurors to understand.

Agree. A few days ago, I felt pretty confident he would be convicted. Now I’m not so sure. What a POS.

Like my AP English teacher always said, (state prosecutors) need to Answer the Question Being Asked. Which here is the charges they chose.

If they failed to do that they failed.

Am sick of govt workers messing up so many damn things. And I don’t care if they went to law school. Do your job right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Saying “you’re doing an excellent job” while the state lays out your entire criminal empire is insane behavior.

Judge: Mr. Combs how are you feeling?
Sean Combs: I'm doing great. I wanted to say thank you, you're doing an excellent job.
Judge: Do you understand that whether to testify or not is up to you, do you understand?
Combs: Yes, your Honor.
Judge: It is your decision not to testify?
Sean Combs: Yes it is my decision. Solely my decision. With my lawyers.
Judge: Thank you. Shall we take time to allow stipulations?
Agnifilo: Yes

What a butt kiss comment.

Does that even work on a judge and jury? I’d think it’d backfire and a judge would say so. Don’t kiss my @$$, that won’t work.

[Anonymous]

Closing statement by defense will be what a disgusting pervert person Combs is but that all has nothing to do with sex trafficking or racketeering. Thanks for your time, but burden not met across the board. Bye.

[Anonymous]

Closing arguments today!

[Anonymous]

How much does an overcharged prosecution case like this cost the taxpayers?

Are govt criminal prosecutors paid like $200-300k a year total and private defense attorneys make $1000/hour and over $1m a year income?

Is there a big chasm between the talent on each side here? I mean if I was a super smart, driven, analytical, persuasive attorney why would I stay in the public sector? (Unless trust fund or high income spouse, and even then, I’m probably naturally competitive so…)

[Anonymous]

Not guilty. The whole thing was a farce.

[Anonymous]

Stop posting like it's truth. The case hasn't even gone to the jury.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/sean-diddy-combs-trial-live-closing-arguments-rcna214991