By Lauren del Valle
(CNN) — The judge overseeing the criminal case against Sean “Diddy” Combs did not immediately rule on his request to vacate his conviction on prostitution-related charges or his bid for a new trial.
Judge Arun Subramanian told the court he would issue a decision “very shortly and otherwise will see everyone back here next Friday.”
Combs has been jailed since his arrest last September. He faces up to 10 years in prison for each count and is set to be sentenced on October 3.
Combs’ legal team argued that the definition of prostitution should be interpreted narrowly in relation to the Mann Act charges, applying only to those who engaged in the sexual acts or benefited financially from them.
The Mann Act makes it a crime to transport a person across state lines for the