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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Asks 2nd Circuit to Fast-Track Appeal After 50-Month Sentence

Combs says a compressed schedule is needed so his case is reviewed before most of his term is served.

Overview

  • Defense filed a motion on Oct. 29 proposing briefs be completed by March and oral argument held in April.
  • The filing says federal prosecutors agreed to the accelerated timetable, but the appeals court has not ruled on the request.
  • Combs plans to challenge the application of the Mann Act, arguing prosecutors misused the statute in securing the two convictions.
  • He is serving a 50-month sentence at MDC Brooklyn with a Bureau of Prisons projected release date of May 8, 2028, and has roughly 14 months credited.
  • A July jury verdict found him guilty on two Mann Act counts and not guilty on racketeering and sex-trafficking charges; he was sentenced in early October and fined $500,000.