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Jury selection in Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex-trafficking trial is expected to conclude Friday. The 12 jurors and six alternates will be selected from a group of 45 potential panelists who were screened for potential biases individually, and then questioned about their background as a group. Diddy’s defense team and prosecutors now have the opportunity to use their peremptory strikes against prospects they want booted. A peremptory strike means that lawyers can ask for a possible juror to be removed without giving a reason. (The caveat is that lawyers can’t use peremptory strikes in a discriminatory way, such as trying to exclude any women from the panel.)
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Since prospective jurors will not be present at court — just lawyers, Judge Arun Subramanian, and members of the public and press — it remains to be seen whether or not Diddy will change up his behavior. Opening statements will be May 12 and could bring a bigger crowd and potentially a new outfit and attitude from Diddy.
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