Overview

• The jury reached unanimous decisions on two sex-trafficking counts and two transportation-for-prostitution counts, though those verdicts have not yet been read aloud in court.
• Jurors reported being unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the racketeering conspiracy charge due to some members holding “unpersuadable opinions.”
• Judge Arun Subramanian ruled that under thirteen hours of deliberations were insufficient to conclude the racketeering count and directed jurors to resume their discussions on Wednesday.
• Prosecutors portrayed Combs as leading a decades-long RICO enterprise that used staff, narcotics and violence to coerce ex-girlfriends into drug-fueled “freak-offs,” whereas the defense maintains all encounters were consensual.
• Both the prosecution and defense urged continued deliberations, with prosecutors seeking an Allen charge to break the impasse and defense lawyers opposing that measure.