Diddy could be free within a year after partial acquittal, attorney Mark Geragos predicts

Mark Geragos a high-profile lawyer and the father of one of Sean Diddy Combs' attorneys made a bold prediction about the rapper's prison sentence Geragos anticipates the hip-hop mogul could serve months or less behind bars What s the leadership going to ask for They re going to ask for to months the attorney revealed during an appearance on his podcast with Harvey Levin Angry Men Wednesday The sentencing guidelines frankly are to DIDDY'S DREAM BAND AVOIDED 'DISASTER' WITH ONE KEY MOVE OJ SIMPSON ATTORNEY SAYS I think if there s any justice he ll get months time served Geragos predicted Even if he were to get he's eligible for all kinds of other stuff he s not going to do much more time I think he ll be out within a year months at the bulk I think there's a distinct possibility that he gets sentenced to something akin to time served he noted The jury in Diddy s two-month trial reached a verdict on all counts Wednesday Diddy was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges and revealed guilty on both counts of transportation to engage in prostitution Following the verdict the judge denied the rapper's request for bail Diddy has already spent nearly months behind bars and remains in custody as he awaits sentencing The time he served will be credited toward his final sentence Diddy s legal band was led by Geragos daughter Teny and Marc Agnifilo During the podcast interview Teny made a guest appearance to briefly thank the host as he congratulated her on the outcome of Diddy's trial I feel great Teny mentioned all smiles after her legal win on the big occurrence DIDDY BEATS RICO LOCATED NOT GUILTY OF RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY AND SEX TRAFFICKINGDiddy s other lawyers included Brian Steel who lately represented rapper Young Thug Anna Estevao Jason Driscoll Xavier R Donaldson and Alexandra Shapiro His legal club argued that the episode was about voluntary adult choices not a mean man running a criminal enterprise WATCH DIDDY TRIAL WAS A COLOSSAL FAILURE BY THE PROSECUTION ATTORNEY MARK GERAGOS SAYSDIDDY TRIAL VERDICT ROSIE O'DONNELL CENT AND MORE STARS REACTR Kelly's lawyer Nicole Blank Becker communicated Fox News Digital her thoughts on the verdict in Diddy's episode She shared that the evidence from Diddy's exes Cassie Ventura and Jane who testified under a pseudonym made the two counts tied to transporting individuals for prostitution tough to beat He was determined guilty of two separate charges Those charges involved transportation to engage in prostitution These were I thought obvious wins in terms of the testimony we had from Cassie the testimony we had from Jane they set this up very well Becker noted CLICK HERE TO GET THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERWhile prosecutors built a strong circumstance Becker shared where she considered it started to fall apart What they didn't set up well and what they were striving to do is get Diddy on this RICO charge So what did they do They threw everything at him everything trying to mount their position that this was in fact certain type of organized criminal enterprise we know the leadership tried to turn a music empire into a criminal empire In the end it was a stretch legally and logically the attorney argued The attempt to use RICO and the Mann Act anti-sex trafficking law were laws never meant for cases similar to Diddy s she added Diddy clearly dodged a bullet when it came to the RICO charge Becker noted LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSA federal RICO violation can product in a -year sentence The transportation to engage in prostitution charges could carry a sentence of up to years while sex trafficking by force fraud or coercion may carry a -year sentence Diddy will remain behind bars until his sentencing hearing The prosecution has suggested four to five years for the rapper's sentence Judge Arun Subramanian scheduled a remote hearing for Tuesday at p m ET for the defense and prosecution to continue discussing a plan for Diddy s sentencing The federal judge proposed a sentencing hearing for Oct The date could be moved up as Diddy's defense argued for an expedited sentencing CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz and Tracy Wright contributed to this summary