Diddy files appeal to overturn conviction and 4-year prison sentence
Sean “Diddy” Combs has officially launched a bid to overturn his conviction and four-year prison sentence, filing a notice of appeal to the Federal District Court in New York on Monday. The move sends the rapper and music mogul’s case to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which reviews major federal cases from New York and beyond.
A jury in July found Combs guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, ending an eight-week trial that included testimony from 34 prosecution witnesses. He was acquitted of the more serious racketeering and sex-trafficking charges. On Oct. 3, Judge Arun Subramanian handed down a 50-month sentence, a $500,000 fine — the maximum permitted — and five years of supervised release.
This appeal notice doesn’t detail Combs’ legal strategy — more comprehensive papers from the defense are expected soon — but his lawyers have made their playbook clear.
