Julia Jacobs

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Judge in Sean Combs case denies request for mistrial over evidence

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Ben Sisario |Julia Jacobs

NEW YORK -- The judge overseeing Sean Combs’ federal trial denied an application by defense lawyers for a mistrial on Wednesday, after they argued that prosecutors had unfairly suggested through testimony that Combs was responsible for the destruction of fingerprint evidence. The defense objected to a line of questioning Wednesday morning during the testimony of a Los Angeles Fire Department arson inspector.
Sean Combs' lawyers work to establish Cassie Ventura's agency in 'freak-offs'

3 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Ben Sisario |Julia Jacobs |Joe Coscarelli

NEW YORK — It was only about a half-hour into the cross-examination of Casandra Ventura that a lawyer for Sean Combs drew on messages the couple exchanged, in an attempt to establish one of the defense’s key arguments in the case: that Ventura was a willing participant in the sex marathons known as “freak-offs.” Anna Estevao, the defense lawyer questioning Ventura on Thursday, presented a message the singer wrote to Combs in 2009 that read: “I’m always ready to freak off lolol.” In another...
Live Updates: Cassie to Face Sean Combs’s Lawyers at Sex-Trafficking Trial

3 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Ben Sisario |Julia Jacobs |Joe Coscarelli

Share In its cross-examination on Thursday of Casandra Ventura, the singer known as Cassie, she was a willing participant in the marathon sex sessions with prostitutes he called “freak-offs.” Among the messages shown, many of them sexually explicit, was one Ms. Ventura sent to Mr. Combs in 2009: “I’m always ready to freak off.”The defense had acknowledged in its opening statement on Monday that Mr. Combs was responsible for domestic violence and had an unconventional sex life.
Judge delays Combs jury selection, concerned about 'cold feet'

4 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Julia Jacobs |Olivia Bensimon

NEW YORK — Jury selection for Sean Combs’ racketeering and sex-trafficking trial was delayed on Friday over worries that some jurors might get “cold feet” before the start of the high-profile case. Judge Arun Subramanian, who is overseeing the case, expressed concern that if jurors were selected before the weekend, they could grow uneasy and drop off the panel before the trial begins Monday.