Overview
- An 84-page brief filed in the federal appeals court in New York asks for release or, failing that, a substantial reduction.
- Attorney Alexandra A. E. Shapiro argues Judge Arun Subramanian used evidence tied to charges a jury rejected, including a 2016 video cited at sentencing.
- The jury cleared Combs of conspiracy and sex trafficking counts, leaving a Mann Act conviction for transporting a person for illegal sexual activity.
- The filing contends sentences for comparable offenses are typically under 15 months, characterizing the 50-month term as disproportionate.
- Combs is incarcerated at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey with an estimated release in May 2028 absent appellate relief.