Sean Combs speaks onstage throughout the Hollywood Stroll of Fame Star Ceremony for DJ Khaled on April 11, 2022, in Hollywood, Calif.
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On Monday, the prosecution and protection within the Sean Combs intercourse trafficking trial efficiently narrowed down the jury pool to the 12 individuals who will serve on the trial, plus six alternates. Jurors have been sworn in instantly after, and opening statements have been performed throughout a morning session.
Jury choice started final week and confronted delays over fears that jurors would again out of serving on the high-profile case. For a number of days, Decide Arun Subramanian questioned the jury pool on plenty of matters, starting from their emotions towards regulation enforcement to what sort of music they hearken to. He reminded jurors that Combs — who faces prices of intercourse trafficking, transporting to have interaction in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy — is presumed harmless till confirmed responsible past an affordable doubt.
With Combs, his attorneys and prosecutors sitting within the courtroom, the decide totally requested almost 100 jurors whether or not they had seen, posted or preferred any on-line content material associated to the case and whether or not they may kind opinions based mostly solely on the proof introduced throughout trial. He additionally reminded the jury that they are going to be watching and listening to testimony that is perhaps graphic in nature. For a number of days, potential jurors who mentioned they is perhaps biased towards Combs or his alleged victims have been dismissed. The ultimate group affirmed that they might stay neutral and would keep away from studying, researching or discussing the case outdoors of the courtroom.
The trial is predicted to final eight weeks.
