Diddy Files Appeal, Seeks Immediate Release After Prost!tut!0n Conviction

• Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers argue that his prison sentence is excessively harsh.
• They claim the judge penalized him for charges he was acquitted of, including sex trafficking and RICO charges.
• Diddy’s legal team filed a motion stating that his sentence is approximately four times higher than the typical punishment for Mann Act convictions related to prostitution.

Lawyers representing Sean “Diddy” Combs argue that his prison sentence is excessively harsh, claiming the judge punished him for charges on which he was acquitted.

In a legal filing submitted Friday, Diddy’s team highlighted that a jury had cleared him of sex trafficking and RICO charges, yet he received a sentence they say is about four times higher than what is typical for his Mann Act convictions related to prostitution.

Describing the 50-month sentence as a “perversion of justice,” his attorneys assert that the judge relied on “acquitted conduct” a practice where a sentence is increased based on allegations that a jury has already rejected which has faced widespread criticism in legal circles.

The legal team is asking an appeals court to order Diddy’s immediate release and either grant a full acquittal or send the case back for resentencing.

Diddy was acquitted of the major federal charges last year after a two-month trial but was found guilty on two counts of transportation for the purpose of prostitution in July.

Months later, Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced him to 50 months behind bars, a decision Diddy’s lawyers argue essentially made the judge act as a “thirteenth juror.”