Posted on 11/20/2024 11:04:26 PM PST by nickcarraway
The rapper's defense attorneys denounced the prosecutors for "outrageous conduct"
This Friday, November 22, a third bail hearing is scheduled for rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs. For this hearing, the judge in charge of the case hinted that he would not consider the evidence obtained during the search of his cell, which represents a victory for the rapper.
Judge Arun Subramanian also ruled that the prosecution must destroy its copies of the 19 pages of notes obtained as a result of the raid. Combs appeared in court on Tuesday, apparently more relaxed than in previous hearings
Diddy receives order to grant him a single wish in jail on a very important date
The hearing was called after prosecutors made these allegations, in a hearing held Monday night to denounce that Combs' attorney-client privilege had been violated when items from his cell were seized during a Bureau of Prisons raid, which the mogul's attorney called "outrageous government conduct" and a "violation of due process".
The defense further claimed that the seizure included notes Combs had written to his attorneys with some strategies adopted by his legal team. Controversy over resurfaced video of Diddy inviting 13-year-old 'The Ring' actress to party
"When we visit him in jail, we have lists," Combs' attorney Marc Agnifilo said in court Tuesday. "Everything that's in these notebooks are things we discuss: trial strategy, who we should talk to, to undermine the credibility of a witness. We talk about everything with Mr. Combs."
Prosecutors argued that most of these items were taken during the raid, which the government said was planned at the facility prior to Combs' arrest and was not related to the case and was not targeted at specific inmates, so they were not legally privileged.
Assistant US Attorney Christy Slavik revealed during the hearing that the notes taken from Combs' cell were related to personal matters, including birthdays and "inspirational quotes". Slavik also stressed that "the investigation is in full swing".
In their response to these allegations by the defense, prosecutors said that the notes found in the cell were first examined by a "filter team" before being handed over to the team handling the case. Additionally, Combs' attorneys also requested that their client be allowed to appear without shackles "for all future court appearances."
Their argument is that if the musician were to appear in shackles it could create "jury bias", because it is a media case in which a large amount of material appears in the press and television.
Combs is accused of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation for the purpose of prostitution by organizing high-end sex shows called "freak offs" where he forced and coerced women to participate with male sex workers.
Diddy has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest in September. So far, two different judges have denied him bail on two occasions, citing fears that his defense could manipulate some of the witnesses in the case.
I believe the judge is now questioning whether the “Legal” marking was added after the raid or before.
The reason for this is that the DOJ photographed the folder in which the material was kept, before they opened it. The photograph does not show the “Legal” marking, but the envelope presented in court does.
I’m not sure how true this is, but it was widely reported late this afternoon.
If he beats the rap, I bet they kill him. They can’t have him out here talking about what people did (presumably with a copy of the evidence). ESPECIALLY if they don’t have the threat of prison time hanging over his head to keep him quiet.
The judge has to be very careful with this stuff. While I understand the rules about privileged content I also know that Diddy has a history of witness intimidation.
CC
That ruling must have cost Diddy a bundle.
In my amateur opinion, the prosecution should not know what is in those notes unless they were obtained through discovery. This puts the prosecution at risk, and it could be intentional.
He apparently was worth about 740M in 2019 but is now only worth 400M. He’s going to run out of bundles pretty quickly and will have to rely on his recordings/photos/information as his capital. I wonder how far that will go until someone gets tired of being blackmailed and end up like Epstein?
That has crossed my mind too. What better way to get him off the hook than to get the judge to throw out evidence. No evidence, no trial. The rich and powerful get their protection from prosecution.
> This puts the prosecution at risk, and it could be intentional. <
Alec Baldwin is a free man today because of the prosecution’s “mistakes”. So who knows? You might be on to something there.
[Diddy scores major legal victory as federal judge throws out evidence against him]
So....what Democrat politicians / Hollywood stars are on the Diddy video tapes?
......what Democrat pols / Hollywood stars are on Diddy’s videos?........
Plenty of ‘em.
That’s my best guess - and the gubmint doesn’t want them......exposed.....
Too bad about Diddy (not really) when the guards fall asleep and the camera systems malfunctions but an “investigation” will be launched to try and figure out how the system failed.
He knows WAY too much ........
(cough)....I’m just sayin’........it will be an accident and somehow the videos were misplaced / destroyed / damaged / hacked by Russians
.......somehow Diddy’s videos were misplaced / destroyed / damaged / hacked by Russians............
Hey....stuff happens..../s.
“That ruling must have cost Diddy a bundle.”
The judge got a phone call and bank deposit from those on Diddy’s list.
Most assuredly.....
These are documents discovered after his cell got tossed. The prosecution already had sufficient evidence to arrest, indict and deny him bail. Don’t know what was in the documents found in his cell but this doesn’t sound like a “major” victory that necessarily effects the case.
Do you think a lot of people would like to Epstein him? I wonder if he has a dead man’s switch?
“evidence obtained during the search of his cell”
How did he manage to get evidence in his cell? Don’t they walk in with nothing?
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