A decide rejected Sean “Diddy” Combs’ request for an evidentiary listening to over the seizure of his notes at MDC.
Sean “Diddy” Combs hit one other authorized roadblock at the moment (February 12) as a federal decide denied his request for an evidentiary listening to concerning a controversial Bureau of Prisons (BOP) sweep on the Metropolitan Detention Middle (MDC) that led to the seizure of his handwritten notes.
Diddy had argued that the search violated his constitutional rights, however Choose Arun Subramanian wasn’t satisfied.
Throughout an MDC sweep between October 28 and November 1, 2024, a BOP investigator photographed 19 pages of Combs’ private notes and forwarded them to a authorities filter group.
The filter group, comprised of prosecutors indirectly concerned within the case, reviewed the supplies, redacted sure parts, after which despatched them to the prosecution’s case group.
Diddy’s authorized group was livid, claiming the seizure violated his Fourth and Sixth Modification rights and gave the prosecutors a leg up in constructing their case towards the imprisoned rap mogul.
The protection pushed for a full listening to to look at whether or not the federal government deliberately obtained privileged attorney-client communications.
Nevertheless, the courtroom sided with the Feds, who said they might not introduce the notes, any proof derived from them, or any data obtained by means of associated investigative steps in Combs’ upcoming trial.
Choose Subramanian dominated that Diddy’s constitutional violation claims have been pointless as a result of the federal government had already discarded the seized supplies and pledged to not use them.
The ruling is a blow to Diddy, whose authorized group had hoped to make use of the evidentiary listening to to have sure proof thrown out to bolster their case.
The courtroom did acknowledge the scenario as a “misstep” however stopped wanting granting any reduction, advising that Diddy can increase the problem once more if prosecutors try and introduce any disputed supplies at trial.
Diddy stays locked up within the MDC beneath tight restrictions, awaiting his trial scheduled for Could 2025 on federal intercourse trafficking and RICO pricesDiddy Proof.