SPEAKTOMARK: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing likely won’t include max time: ‘He’d be a fool to flee’

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PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Legal expert Mark Eiglarsh says the result of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ proceedings was a large triumph for the euphony mogul, adjacent though helium was recovered blameworthy Wednesday connected 2 lesser counts that transportation a maximum condemnation of 20 years each.

“He should beryllium retired connected bond,” Eiglarsh said. “Look, helium was a tremendous formation hazard erstwhile helium was facing a beingness sentence, but present he’s looking at, wrong the guidelines, 15 to 21 months. He’d beryllium a fool to flee.”

Eiglarsh besides expressed astonishment that national prosecutors are pushing to support Combs down bars portion awaiting sentencing. “I’m amazed the authorities is adjacent seeking detention,” helium said.

Asked if it was omniscient for Combs not to testify, Eiglarsh was blunt: “Oh, absolutely. The food who kept his rima unopen ne'er got caught.”

“What we cognize astir Diddy beyond each uncertainty is that he’s convulsive and he’s committed acts of violence,” helium said. “He would person to effort to rationalize and explicate his behavior, and we cognize that his ego is not his amigo.”

Combs was acquitted of much superior charges, including enactment trafficking and racketeering. Eiglarsh questioned whether the charges were a bully acceptable for the evidence.

“They tried to use a complaint typically reserved for Al Capone to a feline who’s into lube and Astroglide,” helium said. “It’s conscionable precise antithetic and it doesn’t astonishment me, antheral oregon woman, that they didn’t scope the highest load nether the law.”

As for the grounds of Cassie Ventura, which formed the ground for immoderate of the charges, Eiglarsh called her courageous and said her relation shouldn’t beryllium seen arsenic a loss.

“This isn’t a nonaccomplishment for Cassie. I don’t adjacent deliberation it’s a nonaccomplishment for the government,” helium said. “He was exposed for who helium was. Now helium didn’t get convicted of the main charges, but she fto everyone cognize what we’re dealing with.”

“This was a large triumph for Combs. He walked successful determination facing beingness successful prison,” Eiglarsh said. “Now 15 to 21 months is the guidelines … and he’s got plentifulness of clip that he’ll get towards recognition for clip served.”

Finally, Eiglarsh praised the defence team’s determination to remainder their lawsuit without calling witnesses.

“They didn’t marque the mistake that astir rookie lawyers do,” helium said. “It’s courageous to basal determination and accidental they didn’t beryllium their case.”

To perceive much of Eiglarsh’s ineligible analysis, ticker the video astatine the apical of this page.