Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing serious charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering, with a potential prison sentence of 15 years. His defense argues that his mental state, influenced by substance use, may affect his ability to form the necessary guilty mindset, known as 'mens rea.' Prosecutors, however, aim to block related expert testimony from psychiatrist Dr. Elie Aoun, insisting they must demonstrate Diddy's culpability beyond a reasonable doubt. The legal team further alleges racism in the prosecution's pursuit of their case against Combs.
The noticed testimony relates to the defendant's diminished capacity to form the mens rea required to commit the charged offenses - in other words, a 'mental condition bearing on the issue of guilt,' prosecutors wrote in their filing, per documents obtained by People.
If a defendant intends to introduce expert evidence relating to 'a mental disease or defect or any other mental condition of the defendant bearing on . . . the issue of guilt,' he must provide notice to the government,
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