As Combs' lawyer mill around, he has still not been brought out. A US Marshal brings out a big sheaf of papers and a red book, picks up the chair to search underneath. All clear.

via Inner City Press

9:56 am - Combs' lawyer Marc Agnifilo and Brian Steel are talking low next to the lectern. Alexandra Shapiro stands with Nicole Westmoreland. The prosecutors are seated at the front table, minus one: Maurene Come

10:05 am - Judge's clerk: Are we ready to proceed? Was that Mr. Donaldson who just went back into the holding cell?
Yes.
[Now waiting for Combs to be brought out]

10:11 am - Sean Combs is brought in, in white shirt. He puts his papers under the table, leans back and blows a kiss to the gallery: his mother. Brian Steel standing next to him, whispering in his ear

10:17 am - All rise!
Clerk: This is US v. Sean Combs.
Judge Subramanian: Do we have the signed order of forfeiture?
AUSA Slavik: Yes. I am handing it up.
Judge: First I'll go over that I have received and the pre sentencing reports. I'll hear from the parties...

Judge: I've received the defense's reply memo of Oct 2, and the letter from Mr. Combs and the video the defense plans to play here in court. I appreciated the letters. I've received the Government's letters from Ms. Ventura and others, I appreciate them

Combs' Alexandra: We're going to submit a course evaluation from MDC-
AUSA Slavik: We don't have a copy.
Judge: Please give her one.
AUSA Slavik: Mia no longer wishes to address the court here today - in part due to the letter submitted by the defense, bullying

Diddy plans to play a 3 minute video for his defense

via TMZ

AUSA Slavik: We think the defense's letter violated your Honor's rules
Judge: I thought the tone was inappropriate and it should not happen again. Anyone beyond Mr. Combs?
Combs' Steel: The Reverend, and Mr. Combs' children will come up and stand together

Combs' Steel: Also Giovanni from the program-
Judge: Ms. Slavik?
AUSA Slavik: Rule 32 only applies to the parties and victims. The Court is within its rights to exclude character witnesses. 940 F.3d 167, Judge Furman has used this to limit defense witnesses.

Judge: But I can allow them, correct? As I overruled the defense wanting to exclude Mia?
AUSA Slavik: Within your discretion.
Judge: Mr. Steel, OK for the children and Doctor Johnson
Steel: Reverend Doctor
Judge: I'll think about the others

Judge: Now, as to the objections. The defense says acquitted conduct cannot be considered. There is no guidance from any court on this. We don't know what the jury was thinking. But it's about overlapping conduct. And it only impacts the advisory guidelines range

Judge: Acquitted conduct can be considered, see US v. Vaughn, 2d Circuit and other cases. Even matters that cannot be considered for the guidelines can be considered under 3553(a). Now, the US objections: they argue for the criminal sexual abuse guideline

Judge: There is little precedent on what type of threat is required. But bodily harm makes most sense - concrete harms - to force Jane and Ms. Ventura to engage in s***acts. Does this conduct establish the convicted conduct? There was the flight from Cannes...

Judge: Did that meet the requirement of bodily harm threat? There was evidence of that in the case, with respect to the hotel nights and freak offs. But in light of the Constitutional questions raised, the Court declines to apply the cross-references.

Judge: Since I can consider it under 3553(a), it does not impact the sentence. Next, Mr. Combs marking of pads as "Legal," that was troubling. But the intention is not clear. The government could have pushed to clarify it. So I will not apply the enhancement.

Judge: The Government objects to Probation not considering Jane and Ms. Ventura as vulnerable victims. I overrule this. What made Combs' coercion effective was their condition - anyway, the Court would reach the same conclusion. Now, Mr. Combs' objections...

Judge: Mr. Combs objects to characterizing Ms. Ventura and Jane as victim. That is overruled. Mr. Combs also objects to the escorts were characterized as victims. That is also overruled. They were transported for the purpose of engaging in commercial s**

Judge: There was Jules, and Paul, and Cabral,Jules, Reggie, and Rico... As to coercion, when something if voluntarily it is uncompelled- that is from Black's Law Dictionary. It's a broad concept. The threat to release videos, and to Jane's home, that's coercion

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Considering the charges, a video is the last thing I'd have to show

Judge: Mr. Combs said he was paying for time, not sex. That is contradicted by reality. He has not expressed remorse for transporting people for prostitution. Combs has challenged his guilty full throatedly, including after trial.

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