Overview

• Defense lawyers asked Judge Arun Subramanian to impose no more than 14 months, arguing Combs has already spent over a year at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
• Prosecutors have until Sept. 29 to submit their recommendation and have indicated they will urge a substantial term, with guidelines appearing to cap at about 5¼ years.
• The court set a Thursday hearing to consider Combs’ motion to set aside the convictions, with sentencing scheduled for Oct. 3.
• A Manhattan jury in July convicted Combs on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and acquitted him of racketeering and sex trafficking.
• Combs’ filing proposes supervised release with drug treatment and therapy after a short term, and he remains detained following his September 2024 arrest.