Diddy Calls Out ‘Draconian’ Jail Sentence

The legal team of Diddy has ripped Judge Arun Subramanian and accused him of crossing a line with the 50-month sentence and acting more like a juror than a judge via TMZ.

Diddy recently filed a new appeal late Tuesday evening and demanded his conviction be overturned, and his release from prison, or, at the very least, his sentence be cut down. His lawyers have previously filed multiple appeals but this one singles out Judge Subramanian for acting as the “thirteenth juror” in Diddy’s criminal trial.

In the docs, lead appeal attorney Alexandra Shapiro claimed the judge’s “draconian” 50-month sentence is based on the conduct for which the actual jurors acquitted Diddy, namely, the racketeering and s*x trafficking counts.

Shapiro claimed that Subramanian incorrectly said during sentencing he could consider Diddy’s behavior related to the more violent charges — even though he’d been acquitted of them which she called a violation of Diddy’s constitutional rights.

Diddy has been insisting his sentence should only be based on the 2 counts of violating the Mann Act, transporting individuals for purpose of prostitution for which he was convicted.

In previous appeals, Diddy’s team has also argued he did not actually set up the travel or payment for the male prostitutes. Thereby, they feel he did not violate the Mann Act. Federal prosecutors still have a couple of months to respond, before the case can go before the appellate court.