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Diddy’s lawyers say notes seizure violated his rights

BY REUTERS Sean “Diddy” Combs is due to appear in court on Tuesday for a hearing over how prosecutors came to possess his handwritten notes following a search of the jail cell where the rapper and producer is being held ahead of his sex trafficking trial. Lawyers for Combs, who has pleaded not guilty, wrote in a Monday court filing that the notes concerned defense witnesses and strategies, and were subject to attorney-client privilege, a legal doctrine that safeguards confidential communications between lawyers and their clients. The defense lawyers called the seizure of the notes a violation of Combs’ right to a fair trial and the protection against self-incrimination and unreasonable searches and seizures under the U.S. Constitution. Prosecutors with […] The post Diddy’s lawyers say notes seizure violated his rights first appeared on 93.3 KFM.

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