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What To Anticipate Immediately In Courtroom
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It is the second week of Diddy‘s intercourse trafficking trial and there are some large milestones on the schedule as we speak … together with seating a jury and opening statements from prosecutors and the protection.
Jury choice is up first this morning … there are 43 jurors nonetheless to undergo and the purpose right here is to select 18 from the massive pool — 12 jurors and 6 alternates.
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Diddy’s protection says this ought to be fast and simple, and there are 16 preemptive challenges to pare down the jury pool … 10 for the protection and 6 for prosecutors. These challenges permit for potential jurors to be excluded with out an argument from the opposite facet.
As soon as the jury is about, the trial will transfer on to opening statements.
Diddy’s protection has already signaled a few of their technique … saying beforehand in courtroom, he’s extra swinger than felony and the bodily violence with Cassie went each methods.
Prosecutors will even make their opening remarks, and it is going to be fascinating to see the place they take issues.
There are at the very least 3 witnesses set to be referred to as by the prosecution this week, although it is unclear if there can be sufficient time for a witness to take the stand Monday … so keep tuned.
Diddy is going through 5 prices referring to intercourse trafficking, prostitution and racketeering … and he is pled not responsible.