The jury to continue trading after the dead on a more dangerous charge

The jury in the SEAN DEDY “Combs will continue to circulate after a partial judgment, but the deadly on the most dangerous charge faced by the hip -hop.

In the New York Federal Court, the 12 jurors announced that they had approved four of the five charges, but they were unable to make a decision on the blackmail, which carries a life sentence.

The atmosphere was tense when the rapper sat with a head curved, folded in his lap. His lawyers sometimes put their arms around him. Delivery will resume on Wednesday morning.

Mr. Combs, 55, acknowledged that he was not guilty of all five charges, including sex, extortion and transportation to participate in prostitution.

At approximately 16:30 EST on Tuesday (20:30 GMT), the jury announced that it had reached a ruling on four of the five charges, after two days of deliberations.

The 12 -member committee said they could not reach an agreement on the accusation of extortion because the jury from both sides have unbearable opinions.

Judge Aaron Supramanan heard arguments from both the prosecutor’s defense and rapper’s defense about how to move forward, before jury urged to continue to try to reach a unanimous decision. Their agreed decisions on the four charges were not announced.

The prosecution urged the judge to use Allen Charge, a set of instructions submitted to the jury suspended to pressure its members to reach a unanimous decision.

Allen charges controversial, as some believe that they can press unjustified on jury bodies, forcing them to change their positions or cave to pressure peer – especially when their opinion is in the minority.

The jury will return on Wednesday, and it can continue to think about the ruling on July 3 – when the court is usually closed before July 4.

Over the past two months, the jury has heard 34 witnesses, including former girlfriends, former Sayyid Comes, male accompanying and federal agents.

Robert Mintz, a criminal defense lawyer and former Federal Prosecutor for the BBC, said that the jury unanimously over most charges after less than two days of deliberations could be a good sign for public prosecutors, Robert Mintz, the criminal defense lawyer and former BBC.

But to obtain a conviction for blackmail, general prosecutors needed to prove that Mr. Combs founded a criminal institution – a coordinated plan between the musician and at least one person to commit at least two crimes over several years.

“This has always been the most challenging charge for prosecutors for condemnation,” said Mr. Mentz.

“It is a very complex charge, and it is usually used in the past to prosecute organized crime, and therefore it is not surprising that this is the charge that gives the jury more difficult.”

The defendant, who also went with the names of Puffy, PUFFDDY, P Deddy, Love, and Brothher Love, is a well -known character in the music industry.

He used his position in the industry to find the successful Sean John dress line and he starred in multiple TV programs, including those that compete with the contestants to become part of his band.

In 2023, he released his fifth album, “Off the Grid” and won his first single nomination at the Grammy Awards. A global icon was also named at the MTV Awards.