Sean “Diddy” Combs called off his release attempt on Friday bondaccording to a new court filing.
His attorney sent Combs to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals to withdraw his appeal of several decisions denying Combs bail.
Sean “Diddy” Combs Sean “Diddy” Combs completes his $1 million pledge to Howard University during Howard Homecoming’s Yardfest on October 20, 2023 in Washington, Washington.
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“Mr. Combs does not wish to appeal the district court’s denial of his renewed motion and hereby moves to voluntarily dismiss the appeal,” the filing said.
In the filing, Orrazia includes a signed statement certifying that he understands the consequences of dismissing the appeal.
“Mr. Combs states that: (a) counsel has explained the effect of the voluntary dismissal of the appeal; (b) he understands counsel’s explanation and (c) he wishes to withdraw and voluntarily dismiss the appeal.”
Diddy has been in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center since then arrest in a federal sex-trafficking case in September.
Federal prosecutors allege that Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his behavior” from 2008 to the present.
She was charged with forced sex trafficking, transportation for prostitution and racketeering conspiracy for operating “an enterprise engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor or kidnapping, extortion and other crimes,” according to the federal indictment. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Combs has sought to confine herself to a three-bedroom Upper East Side apartment with 24/7 private security, restrictions on visitors and restrictions on her communications.
Last month, a federal judge in New York deny it He asked for Combs to be released on bail, citing “clear and convincing evidence” that the hip-hop mogul may be dangerous and that “no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably ensure the safety of the community.”
It was the fourth time he had been denied bail.
Before the judge’s ruling, prosecutors argued Combs “cannot be trusted” to comply with pretrial release rules.
The judge supported the prosecution’s argument.
In his decision, Judge Arun Subramanian cited “evidence supporting a serious risk of witness tampering,” including Combs’ calls and texts with witnesses, and violating prison rules, such as using the phone access codes of other inmates at MDC-Brooklyn.
Combs was given access to a laptop computer loaded with all the evidence related to his criminal sex-trafficking charges, Subramanian ruled Thursday.
The defense alleged that restrictions on MDC-Brooklyn’s computer use were reducing its ability to assist the music mogul’s attorneys.
Subramanian ordered the jail to allow Combs access to the laptop during certain hours in a visiting room or conference room seven days a week.
“The purpose of the Discovery Laptop is to review discovery, not to take notes or store it. The court understands that the laptop is preloaded with discovery materials but does not support any functionality other than reviewing those materials,” Subramanian’s order stated. .
