O.J. Simpson’s Lawyer Reveals Mistake Diddy Made Earlier than His Sentencing

Following a grueling authorized tussle regarding his felony intercourse prices, Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to 4 years in jail after being discovered responsible of transportation to interact in prostitution.

In the course of the courtroom session, the rapper maintained a composed look however turned emotional when his youngsters received the chance to handle the courtroom.

O.J. Simpson’s legal professional Alan Dershowitz has now weighed in on the case, saying Sean “Diddy” Combs made a “silly and conceited” mistake that value him his freedom.

Whereas many on the web proceed to argue whether or not the period of the sentence was sufficient punishment for Diddy, authorized scholar and famed protection legal professional Alan Dershowitz has blasted him for the “silly and conceited” mistake he made earlier than the sentencing.

Stories shared that the rapper was planning to pursue a public talking engagement in one other state, however the transfer didn’t sit proper with the Harvard regulation professor, who stated it was a “slap within the face” to the decide.

“I am unable to think about something extra silly than that,” Dershowitz instructed Fox Information Digital. “How anyone permitted him to do this … It is only a slap within the face to the decide. It is outrageous. I am unable to think about any lawyer or any accountable particular person permitting … I might have stop the case.”

The lawyer continued, “If I had been Diddy’s lawyer and Diddy had stated, ‘I am gonna make an association, and I will make it public.’ I might’ve stated, ‘Yeah, and you are going to get a brand new lawyer. I am not representing any individual who’s so silly and conceited.'”

He added, “I imply, I am not Dr. Kevorkian. I do not consider in strolling my purchasers right into a demise chamber. And that was a kiss of demise.”

On Friday, U.S. District Decide Arun Subramanian handed down the 50-month sentence to the “Finna Get Unfastened” rapper, additionally ordering 5 years of supervised launch and a $500,000 effective.

In the course of the courtroom session, Diddy appeared composed. Nonetheless, he broke down in tears when his ex-girlfriend Kim Porter’s demise got here up in an 11-minute video the courtroom performed, which featured clips of him and his youngsters once they have been youthful.

When he was given the prospect to talk, the Unhealthy Boy Data founder apologized for his “sick” actions, notably to his ex-girlfriend Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, in addition to Jane Doe.

Throughout his sentencing, Diddy lamented shedding his freedom, companies, alternatives, and his household, including that he is “really sorry for all of it, it doesn’t matter what they are saying.”

The rapper confronted as much as 10 years in jail for every rely of the prostitution associated prices, and will have bagged extra however for his acquittal of the extra critical intercourse trafficking and racketeering prices.

Prosecutors had requested the decide to condemn him to 11 years in jail, however his attorneys argued that he should not get greater than a 14-month sentence, of which he has spent greater than 12 months, as he has been staying on the infamous Metropolitan Detention Middle in Brooklyn since his arrest in September final 12 months.

Decide Subramanian in the end opted for 50 months in jail; nevertheless, resulting from Diddy receiving time served credit score, he’ll solely spend 36 months, in accordance with reviews.

In the meantime, the 11-minute video additionally did not sit nicely with O.J. Simpson’s lawyer, Robert Shapiro, who instructed Fox Information that household testimony is “extraordinarily emotional,” however would usually open up room for judgment.

“I might think about there are a lot of issues that he has completed which might be optimistic,” Shapiro stated. “However he is received one huge unfavorable – that 11-minute video. Disappears with a 30-second video. And so a decide is weighing that, and the rules particularly permit for conduct not thought-about within the pointers.”

The authorized knowledgeable additionally defined that it is attainable Decide Subramanian already knew how he was going to condemn Diddy even earlier than getting into courtroom on Friday.

“My expertise is that judges upfront have a reasonably good thought of what the sentence is, they usually’re not going to be swayed tremendously,” the authorized knowledgeable stated.

He went on to clarify that oftentimes, judges have completed their due diligence earlier than sentencing and would normally have an “define of what she or he goes to say.”

“And his have been easy – What you probably did and your conduct, and that was the important thing phrase, substantial sentence in your conduct, not in your crime,” Shapiro added, referencing Diddy’s case.