Sean Diddy Combs trial day 27 recap
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A juror was dismissed in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial after he gave inconsistent answers about where he lived.
A juror in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal trial in Manhattan was dismissed Friday, June 13, over conflicting answers about where he lives.
Diddy's legal team wrote a letter to the judge, explaining that dismissing the juror could be considered discrimination. According to the defense, the juror is a 41-year-old Black man, and the team argued that his dismissal could discourage other minorities from willfully participating in the legal process.
Neither the judge nor the attorneys in the case detailed specifics. Defense attorneys took issue with the possibility that Juror No. 6 might be thrown off the panel.
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