The decide within the Sean “Diddy” Combs intercourse trafficking path eliminated a juror and may have him changed with an alternate after prosecutors discovered inconsistencies in his solutions about the place he lives.
Throughout jury choice, the juror (Juror #6) stated he lived within the Bronx. However, prosecutors stated, he informed a courtroom worker that he not too long ago moved to New Jersey.
Beneath questioning by Decide Arun Subramanian, the juror acknowledged transferring, however stated he retains a New York driver’s license and stays there in the course of the week. Solely New York residents can function Manhattan federal courtroom jurors.
Final week, Subramanian determined there have been critical questions concerning the juror’s candor and skill to comply with instructions, based mostly on inconsistencies he has given at completely different instances. The decide delivered his official ruling on Monday.
Combs’ attorneys had referred to as it a “thinly veiled effort to dismiss a Black juror” and instructed Subramanian was “conflating inconsistencies with lying.” Because of the protection’s intense protestations, the decide was satisfied to carry off on making the ultimate resolution till Monday.
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