"Diddy" trial jurors entering day 3 of deliberations after reaching partial verdict

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Jurors successful the Sean "Diddy" Combs proceedings volition proceed their deliberations connected Wednesday connected the racketeering conspiracy complaint against the hip-hop mogul aft reaching a partial verdict on four retired of the 5 charges.

The sheet of 8 men and 4 women enters the 3rd time of deliberations astatine U.S. District Court successful little Manhattan, having travel to a determination Tuesday connected 2 counts of enactment trafficking and 2 counts of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution, the second concerning allegations of arranging to alert women and enactment workers crossed authorities lines.

It remains unclear whether the assemblage recovered Combs blameworthy oregon not blameworthy of those 4 counts. Before the results of the verdict tin beryllium announced, jurors volition person to determine connected number 1 of racketeering conspiracy.

Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

The jurors sent a enactment to the justice precocious Tuesday day saying they'd reached a verdict connected 4 of the 5 counts but were incapable to hold connected number 1. The foreman told Judge Arun Subramanian that the assemblage was incapable to scope a verdict connected the racketeering conspiracy complaint due to the fact that they had jurors "with unpersuadable opinions connected some sides." The justice told them to support deliberating, and the jurors were aboriginal dismissed for the day.

According to the jury's verdict sheet, determination are 8 acts nether the national racketeering conspiracy charge: kidnapping, arson, bribery, witnesser tampering, forced labor, enactment trafficking, proscription and inducement to question for purposes of prostitution, and possession with intent to administer narcotics.

"The RICO [Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act] complaint is the astir serious, the astir complex, the astir elements, the astir hard to beryllium and, frankly, the astir confusing," ineligible adept Richard Schoenstein, the vice seat of litigation signifier astatine Tarter Krinsky & Drogin, told CBS New York. "So it doesn't astonishment maine astatine each that would beryllium the number that they're presently undecided on."

Jurors reached their partial verdict connected the 4 counts Tuesday after requesting to review immoderate of the grounds from Combs' erstwhile longtime woman and R&B singer Cassie Ventura and a antheral escort allegedly progressive successful alleged "freak-offs." It came aft little than 13 hours of deliberations crossed 2 days. Jurors began deliberating on Monday.

After the enactment from the assemblage was brought to tribunal connected Tuesday, Combs was seated with his attorneys surrounding him, lasting successful a half-circle. Combs appeared to beryllium praying with his caput bowed and hands folded connected his lap. Combs wiped and rubbed his eyes, but it wasn't wide if helium was crying.

If there's a conviction, the enactment trafficking complaint carries a mandatory minimum condemnation of 15 years successful situation and a maximum condemnation of life. Transportation to prosecute successful prostitution carries a maximum condemnation of 10 years successful prison.

The racketeering conspiracy complaint carries a maximum condemnation of beingness successful prison.

Alice Gainer contributed to this report.