Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs is set for another hearing in court, but the judge already expressed intent to uphold the previous judge’s decision in regards to his bail
Attorneys made yet another attempt to get Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs out of a horrific prison.
Ahead of Diddy‘s Oct. 10 hearing, a new judge directed the court to put a stop to the defense’s reoccurring requests. Judge Arun Subramanian shut down the defense’s bail request in a recent court filing. Subramanian was reassigned the case, opening up a new opportunity to hash out bail appeals. Nonetheless, the court decided to strike the documents which previously included bail package offers.
In court documents seen by The Mirror, the judge wrote: “The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the motions at Dkts. 9 and 13, which were resolved prior to the reassignment of this case to me.”
Document 9 noted the original bail package offer which included a $50 million bond and the forfeiture of his passport. Document 13 detailed a lengthy argument from Diddy’s team which “addresses both risk of flight and danger to the community.” Moreover, it further reiterates the prior package offer, adding new, strict stipulations, too.
Combs’ lawyers have proposed stringent bail conditions, including barring women from entering his home unless they are family or the mothers of his children. They also suggest that the embattled music mogul would agree to weekly drug tests and avoid contact with any potential witnesses. Furthermore, Combs has pledged to maintain a visitors log, take weekly drug tests, and go under home detention with GPS monitoring.
“The sensationalism surrounding his arrest has distorted the bail analysis: Mr. Combs was not released pending trial, even though he offered to comply with restrictive conditions that would have prevented any conceivable risk of flight or danger,” defense attorney Alexandria Shapiro wrote in a legal brief.
Court documents from Diddy’s team further claim: “Sean Combs has never evaded, avoided, eluded or run from a challenge in his life. He will not start now. As he has handled every hardship, he will meet this case head-on, he will work hard to defend himself, and he will prevail.”
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The rapper was arrested last month on charges including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was indicted by a grand jury after also facing a slew of civil lawsuits against him which included, among other allegations, rape.
In the filing, the defense includes evidence of both the team and Diddy cooperating with authorities, including giving the District Attorney direction on the rapper’s intended travel to New York in anticipation of an arrest.
Diddy’s team continues to deny all allegations against him.