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(NewsNation) — Jurors are acceptable to deliberate for a 3rd time Wednesday successful the criminal lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs aft they were incapable to scope a statement connected the racketeering complaint and were instructed by the justice to support talking.
Tuesday's deliberation ended successful a deadlock aft the assemblage told Judge Arun Subramanian that they reached a unanimous verdict connected enactment trafficking and proscription to prosecute successful prostitution charges, but not connected racketeering.
In a enactment to the judge, the assemblage said that “there are jurors that are unpersuadable connected some sides” regarding that charge.
Subramanian instructed the assemblage to support deliberating, but to “not surrender” their idiosyncratic opinions.
Attorneys connected some sides had asked Subramanian to nonstop the assemblage to proceed talking done the last charge.
Prosecutors wanted the justice to present a modified Allen charge, but defence attorneys said the archetypal determination should beryllium to inquire jurors to support going. An Allen charge is an acquisition by the justice reminding the jurors of however overmuch clip and wealth has gone into the lawsuit and however imperative it is that they scope a decision.
There is simply a anticipation the lawsuit could nutrient a partial verdict, which occurs erstwhile a jury reaches a determination connected immoderate of the charges oregon defendants successful a trial, but not each of them. Subramanian noted to the jurors that juries person a close to present a partial verdict.
Combs has been charged with 1 number of racketeering conspiracy, 2 counts of enactment trafficking and 2 counts of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution. He's pleaded not guilty.
Racketeering and enactment trafficking charges transportation a maximum condemnation of beingness successful prison. The enactment trafficking complaint carries a mandatory minimum condemnation of 15 years.
Transportation for purposes of prostitution carries a maximum condemnation of 10 years.
Jury notes to the justice successful Diddy trial
Since opening deliberations Monday, the assemblage has returned respective notes to the justice with questions, concerns and requests.
On Tuesday, they requested transcripts from the testimonies of Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, Combs' erstwhile girlfriend, and Daniel Phillips, a antheral escort who said helium was progressive successful enactment parties deemed “Freak Offs” astatine Combs' behest.
Specifically, they asked for Ventura’s grounds connected a 2016 incidental successful which Combs was seen connected video brutally beating her astatine the InterContinental Hotel successful Los Angeles. They besides asked for her grounds regarding Combs’ menace to merchandise “Freak Off” videos of her portion they were connected a formation location from the Cannes Film Festival.
They besides asked for Phillips’ grounds astir the “Freak Offs” with Ventura. Phillip testified that Combs had paid him to person enactment with Ventura portion helium watched.
Jurors besides asked the justice to clarify the ineligible explanation of cause distribution, specifically whether handing implicit controlled substances upon petition constitutes distribution.
“Referring to leafage 37 of the assemblage charge: If a recipient wants, requests, oregon asks for controlled substances, and an idiosyncratic hands implicit controlled substances to the requester, has the idiosyncratic who hands implicit the controlled substances distributed?” the assemblage wrote.
Diddy trial: Potential roadblock with Juror 25
The assemblage deed a imaginable roadblock conscionable 1 hr into deliberations Monday. The foreperson sent a enactment to Subramanian, stating that Juror 25 whitethorn beryllium having issues pursuing instructions the justice had conscionable work to them.
Subramanian responded, instructing the sheet to deliberate and to travel his instructions.
Jurors person been provided with a laptop loaded with each of the exhibits shown successful court, including substance messages, photographs and videos of the intersexual encounters astatine the bosom of the case.
Combs has pleaded not guilty to 1 number of racketeering conspiracy, 2 counts of enactment trafficking and 2 counts of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution.
