Judge Mathis on Diddy
Can Use Dismissed Juror In Appeal …
If He Loses Criminal Case
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TMZ.com
Judge Mathis says Diddy has some more ammo for a potential appeal if he ends up getting convicted in his federal criminal trial … namely, a juror being dismissed by the judge.
Mathis joined us on “TMZ Live” Monday and we asked him about some shakeups with the Diddy jury.
Juror No. 6 was shown the door Monday morning after hearing arguments from the prosecution and the defense regarding where the juror lives … but Judge Mathis says the decision came down too quickly.
The way Mathis sees things … the juror should have been given more time and opportunity to prove he lives in the Bronx — and he suggests Diddy’s defense will use the dismissal if they end up needing to appeal a guilty verdict.
Worth noting … Juror No. 6 is a Black Hispanic man, and he’s been replaced by the first alternate, who is a 57-year-old white man who lives in Westchester County … and Diddy’s defense cited race in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian, accusing prosecutors of trying to get rid of a Black juror.
Another juror is in hot water too after getting a strange text message that has the judge worried this one is blabbing about the case outside of court … and Mathis tells us whether another dismissal is warranted.
Catch the full interview on “TMZ Live.”