Combs enters court ahead of finalized jury, opening arguments
Combs entered courtroom 26A in a white dress shirt, light-colored pullover and khaki pants, smiling and blowing kisses to his mother and six children, who are seated in the second row and and are all wearing black and white.
“I could use a little more if you don’t mind,” Combs responded after the courtroom deputy asked if he had been given water.
Combs embraced his eight lawyers, who are seated at two separate tables, then donned reading glasses and began to flip through pages of documents.
The six women who are prosecuting Combs on charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for prostitution are seated in the front row, all wearing dark jackets.
Attorneys for both sides are preparing to finalize the jury of 12 plus six alternates.
Forty-three prospective jurors, all of whom live in Manhattan, the Bronx and New York City’s northern suburbs, were summoned to court Monday. The judge opted to choose the jury today out of concern that, if given the weekend to think about it, jurors may have second thoughts about serving.
