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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Jury reaches partial verdict in Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial
Caption: Jury reaches partial verdict in Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial. Combs, 55, is charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has denied the allegations. The jury foreperson has told the court they have reached a verdict on counts 2, 3, 4 and 5 but a verdict can not be reached on the racketeering conspiracy charge, because jurors on both sides have opinions that are unmovable. Both the defence and prosecution have said that they want the jury to go back and deliberate further. The prosecution has requested that the judge employ the Allen charge, a way to put extra pressure on the jury to reach a unanimous decision, but the defence does not want this. The judge has told how he doesn't yet think they are at the point of hearing a partial verdict. The trial has been going on for seven weeks in New York, and the jury is made up of eight men and four women. Deliberations stumbled after one hour, with the judge receiving a note about one of the juror's suitability. The judge reminded jurors they had a "duty" to deliberate and follow instructions. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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