""immediate release" from federal prison and to "either grant a judgment of acquittal or vacate and remand for resentencing,""
""The judge defied the jury's verdict and found Combs 'coerced,' 'exploited,' and 'forced' his girlfriends to have sex and led a criminal conspiracy. These judicial findings trumped the verdict and led to the highest sentence ever imposed for any remotely similar defendant-even though most others, unlike Combs, ran prostitution businesses that exploited poor or undocumented women or minors.""
""A substantial sentence must be given to send a message to abusers and victims alike that exploitation and violence against women is met with real accountability,""
Attorneys for Sean "Diddy" Combs filed a notice of appeal asking for his immediate release and requesting either a judgment of acquittal or vacatur and remand for resentencing. The appeal alleges the sentencing judge acted as a thirteenth juror and made factual findings that increased the sentence beyond typical comparable cases. Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison and ordered to pay a $500,000 fine after convictions on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He was acquitted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges and continues to face civil suits and a separate law-enforcement inquiry.
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