Sean “Diddy” Combs is in a New York court on Tuesday after his lawyers accused prosecutors of unlawfully seizing items out of his jail cell to try and keep him behind bars before his sex trafficking trial in May.
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Unshackled and dressed in a tan inmate jumpsuit, Combs, 55, hugged his legal team in court Tuesday ahead of his 3 p.m. hearing, according to Law & Crime.
No cameras are allowed in the courtroom in this case.
The hearing pertains to what his lawyer Marc Agnifilo claims was an unlawful search and seizure of items from his jail cell.
“This is a matter of grave concern that, most respectfully, must be addressed immediately,” Combs’ lawyer Marc Agnifilo wrote Monday in a court filing to Judge Arun Subramanian.
Agnifilo requested an “immediate hearing” so prosecutors can explain who authorized the search of Combs’ cell, where personal effects and paperwork were seized.
Combs is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn as he awaits trial after he was arrested on charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
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Monday’s letter to the judge states that prosecutors acknowledged they possess “possibly privileged materials, such as the notes, recovered from the defendant’s cell” during bail arguments last week.
“These notes reflect actual conversations with his attorneys concerning aspects of his trial preparation and his efforts to be released on bail. The notes refer to defense counsel by name, include discussion of defense experts and witnesses, discuss cross-examination and credibility of witnesses, and overall defense strategy.”
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