"Mr. Combs’s lawyers acknowledged that their client had assaulted women in his life, but they argued those actions did not suit the crimes he was charged with."

"Given the jury’s verdict, they have asserted that testimony about violence should play no role in the judge’s decision. 'The court cannot use acquitted conduct in any way to enhance Mr. Combs’s sentence,' they wrote in a recent filing, saying that referring to that conduct in determining the sentence would raise serious constitutional issues. Prosecutors have argued just the opposite. They asked the judge to consider the full evidence at trial when determining Mr. Combs’s sentence. 'Even with the conviction on just these two charges, there is serious, serious, relevant conduct here that will merit a lengthy period of incarceration,' Maurene Comey, one of the prosecutors, told Judge Subramanian during a bail hearing after the verdict was announced. (Ms. Comey was later fired from the Justice Department without explanation and has sued the Trump administration over her termination.)"

From "What to Know Before Sean Combs’s Sentencing/The music mogul will be in court on Friday when a judge is scheduled to announce Mr. Combs’s penalty for convictions on two prostitution-related offenses" (NYT).

The prosecution wants at least 11 years and 3 months in prison, though the probation officials say the guidelines put the upper limit at 7 years and 3 months. The defense — which says that the crimes he was convicted of involved only consensual sex — is asking for 14 months at the most. He's already been in the detention center for a year.