NEW YORK — A US judge on Tuesday (Nov 19) ordered prosecutors to destroy their copies of handwritten notes that Sean 'Diddy' Combs took in jail, pending a decision on whether they can be used in preparation for the rapper and producer's sex trafficking trial.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, US on May 21, 2017.NEW YORK — A US judge on Tuesday ordered prosecutors to destroy their copies of handwritten notes that Sean 'Diddy' Combs took in jail, pending a decision on whether they can be used in preparation for the rapper and producer's sex trafficking trial.
Prosecutors with the US Attorney's office in Manhattan received photographs of the notes that an investigator took during a search of Combs' cell during a broad, pre-planned sweep on Oct 28 by various federal agencies at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Marc Agnifilo, a lawyer for Combs, said the notes concerned defence witnesses and strategies. Agnifilo called the seizure of the notes a violation of Combs' right to a fair trial and the protection against self-incrimination and unreasonable searches and seizures under the US Constitution.Subramanian said he would keep a copy of the notes until he determines whether prosecutors have a right to use them to build their case.
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