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#TSRTrialWatch: On Wednesday,
#Diddy’s defense team requested a mistrial arguing that prosecutors tried to suggest the mogul had a hand in evidence tied to
#KidCudi’s arson incident being destroyed.
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Lance Jimenez, the LA arson investigator who worked on Cudi’s case, took the stand on Wednesday and provided insight to the scene where Kid Cudi’s Porsche was set on fire. After concluding that someone cut a hole into the top of the vehicle and threw a Molotov cocktail inside, Jimenez testified that fingerprint cards related to the crime had been destroyed in 2012. Diddy’s attorneys moved for a mistrial, arguing that prosecutors were implying that Diddy had a role in the evidence being destroyed.
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Judge Subramanian swiftly denied the motion, stating, “There was absolutely no testimony from the witness that was prejudicial in any way, shape or form....