Now Diddy is seeking a two month adjournment...
From The AP
Attorneys for hip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a federal judge in New York on Wednesday to delay his May 5 six-trafficking trial by two months so they can better prepare a defense.
The lawyers said in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian that prosecutors have been slow to turn over some potential evidence for review, making it difficult to be ready in three weeks.
For instance, the lawyers wrote, prosecutors have said they will not meet a Wednesday deadline to turn over exhibits and a witness list.
Some evidence yet to be turned over includes materials related to a count in the indictment that carries a 15-year mandatory minimum prison sentence if a conviction is secured, the lawyers said.
As a result, they wrote: “We cannot, in good conscience, go to trial on the scheduled date.”
They added: “This is a problem that the government has created, yet it opposes our reasonable request.”
Prosecutors oppose the request, the lawyers said. A spokesperson for prosecutors declined comment.The ruling is pending.
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