Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Sean "Diddy" Combs' attorney filed an expedited federal appeal in seeking his immediate appeal from federal prison on the hip-hop mogul's two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
The appeal was filed Tuesday with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City, seeking an acquittal or vacating his conviction and remand for resentencing.
In the 84-page appeal, attorney Alexandra A.E. Shapiro argued U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian "acted as the 13th juror" and found that Combs "coerced," "exploited" and "forced" his girlfriends to have sex and led a criminal conspiracy, which "trumped the verdict.
The speedy appeal process was granted last month. The federal governor's brief is due by Feb. 20 and Comb's reply is due by March 13.
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