Was Sean Diddy Combs 'Unable' to Control His Behavior and Actions? Rapper Eyes New Defense Strategy Ahead of Trial

Trigger Warning: The following article contains mentions of drug abuse

Just a week ahead of his high-profile federal trial, Sean 'Diddy' Combs is already confronting resistance from prosecutors. This is regarding the contentious aspect of his legal strategy: a claim based on his mental state.

According to TMZ, federal prosecutors are trying to prevent Diddy from presenting testimony from a doctor affiliated with Columbia University. As the documents filed in court last week suggest, the doctor is set to testify that the music tycoon had a mental condition.

Diddy's mental condition reportedly impaired his behavior and judgment at the scenes of the crimes. The condition in question is not specified in the documents, but mentions of his alleged drug abuse provide some insight.

Defense apparently intends to postulate that Diddy was high on drugs and alcohol during the times described in the indictment. Thus, making his capability of forming criminal intent questionable. According to prosecutors, this defense theory is not merely irrelevant but unproven via direct examination as well.

According to prosecutors, the doctor named has never actually examined Combs personally. They claim that the doctor would testify on broad expertise rather than concrete medical findings.

Prosecutors stressed that federal legal requirements call for advance notice in such cases before giving any "evidence of the effects of drugs and alcohol on a defendant's memory or cognitive function."

Furthermore, they are also attempting to exclude video expert testimony from a forensic on the hotel video of Cassie Ventura. Already, the judge has determined that the video of Diddy inhumanely beating Ventura would be admissible.

A decision that could have a profound effect on the forthcoming trial is pending.

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