A defense attorney for Sean “Diddy” Combs slammed the judge’s sentence of his client of 50 months in prison as “un-American” in comments after the hearing today.
Brian Steel told CNN he thinks the sentence “sends the wrong message” and argued Combs was sentenced for conduct the jury did not find him guilty of.
Steel told CNN’s Kara Scannell that since Combs was not convicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, the judge should not have considered those elements in his sentence.
“There is no such corresponding element in the Mann Act,” he said.
Asked if he thought the judge was wrong, Steel said, “We’ll find out on appeal.”.
The defense attorney said he talked to Combs after the sentencing but declined to give more details about their conversation or how his client was feeling.
Marc Agnifilo, another one of Comb’s defense attorneys, said outside the courthouse that the legal team feels they have “strong basis to appeal. »
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