Overview

• Jurors began deliberating on June 30 and resumed on Tuesday without reaching a verdict.
• They have sent multiple written questions to Judge Arun Subramanian, expressing concerns about a juror’s ability to follow instructions and seeking guidance on legal definitions related to the racketeering count.
• The racketeering conspiracy charge alleges a criminal enterprise that coordinated drug-fueled sexual events, transportation of escorts and other illicit acts over nearly two decades.
• Combs has pleaded not guilty to one racketeering conspiracy count, two sex trafficking counts and two transportation-for-prostitution counts carrying potential sentences from 15 years to life.
• The trial record includes testimony from 34 witnesses and key evidence such as a 2016 surveillance video of Combs assaulting Casandra “Cassie” Ventura.