‘He should be released today': After shocking verdict, will Diddy return to Miami?
Had the disgraced rapper been convicted of those offenses, he was facing the possibility of life in prison. The 55-year-old still faces up to 20 years after being found guilty on the prostitution charge. Feds arrested Combs last September at a New York City hotel and he has remained in custody at MDC in Brooklyn since then after being denied bail.
Now, his attorney is asking for his famous client's immediate release. Marc Agnifilo told federal Judge Arun Subramanian that Combs poses no flight risk and his family, who is at the court building, could post bond.
'He is no longer charged with sex trafficking or racketeering,' Agnifolio said. 'His plane has been chartered – it is in Maui. He does not have access to his plane. This is his first conviction, and it is a prostitution offense. He should be released today.'
'A person found guilty shall be detained until the judicial officer finds he is not likely to flee or be a danger,' U.S. prosecutor Maurene Comey argued.
Attorneys from both sides have until 1 p.m. to submit letters.
The judge said he need 'to review the statutes,' before handing down a decision.
If Combs is indeed released, where would he go?
The 'Bad Boy for Life' singer has homes in both Los Angeles and Star Island in Miami Beach, which were raided by feds last March. The one in L.A. is currently for sale.
Another more geographically feasible option is for Combs to stay in an apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Last November, when Agnifolo asked for the music mogul to be released on bail to stay there, but the request was denied.
The shocking verdict came after three days of deliberations by the jury comprised of eight men and four women, and almost a year after the Grammy winner was arrested.
Combs was accused of running a 'racketeering conspiracy' by having 'engaged in a persistent and pervasive pattern of abuse toward women and other individuals.'
The reason he was acquitted on the bigger charges: 'You have to prove that there was this big mass conspiracy where you have different people doing, different criminal acts, which I'm not sure that the prosecution did a very good job of,' Alabama lawyer Eric Guster told CBS News.
He believed the jurors were ready for the trial to be over.
'They've been in this case for weeks. They are ready to go home,' Guster said. 'I expected a verdict before July 4.'
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