Judge denies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs lawyers’ bid for mistrial
by Anna Betts in New York and agency from World news | The Guardian on (#6XK4G)
Defense lawyers argued prosecutors had improperly suggested Combs was involved in destruction of evidence
Sean Diddy" Combs's lawyers on Wednesday morning called for a mistrial in the hip-hop mogul's federal sex-trafficking trial, alleging misconduct by prosecutors in the case - but their request was quickly denied by the judge.
Defense lawyers moved to have the case declared a mistrial by arguing that prosecutors had improperly suggested and implied through questioning that Combs was involved in the destruction of evidence tied to the investigation into rapper Scott Mescudi's (also known as Kid Cudi) car being firebombed.
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