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

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

In the course of the courtroom session, the rapper maintained a composed look however grew to become emotional when his kids 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 length 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 mentioned it was a “slap within the face” to the choose.

“I can not think about something extra silly than that,” Dershowitz instructed Fox News Digital. “How anyone permitted him to do this … It is only a slap within the face to the choose. It is outrageous. I can not think about any lawyer or any accountable individual permitting … I’d have give up the case.”

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

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

On Friday, U.S. District Choose 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 wonderful.

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

When he was given the possibility to talk, the Dangerous Boy Information founder apologized for his “sick” actions, significantly 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 “actually 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 depend of the prostitution associated expenses, and will have bagged extra however for his acquittal of the extra critical intercourse trafficking and racketeering expenses.

Prosecutors had requested the choose to condemn him to 11 years in jail, however his legal professionals 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.

Choose Subramanian finally opted for 50 months in jail; nonetheless, as a result of 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’d think about there are various issues that he has completed which can be constructive,” Shapiro mentioned. “However he is received one massive adverse – that 11-minute video. Disappears with a 30-second video. And so a choose is weighing that, and the rules particularly enable for conduct not thought-about within the tips.”

The authorized professional additionally defined that it is doable Choose Subramanian already knew how he was going to condemn Diddy even earlier than entering into courtroom on Friday.

“My expertise is that judges prematurely have a fairly good concept of what the sentence is, they usually’re not going to be swayed tremendously,” the authorized professional mentioned.

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

“And his had 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.