The Megyn Kelly Show

Diddy Sentencing, Robinson Death Penalty Potential, and D4vd Trunk Mystery, with MK True Crime Contributors | Ep. 1163

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Oct 3, 2025
Mark Geragos, a high-profile criminal defense attorney, joins Matt Murphy, a former prosecutor, and other legal experts to dissect the gripping Diddy sentencing case. They debate the implications of the judge's use of acquitted conduct and how Diddy’s celebrity status may affect his prison experience. The panel also discusses the chilling Tyler Robinson case and his potential death penalty, alongside the controversy surrounding Colorado's therapy law. Additionally, they review the mysterious death of singer D4vd and unravel the strange circumstances linked to it.
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INSIGHT

Acquitted Conduct Changes Sentencing

  • Federal judges can consider 'acquitted conduct' at sentencing even when juries acquit on related charges.
  • That consideration can dramatically raise guideline ranges and fuel appeals.
INSIGHT

How Judges Politically Use Sentencing Factors

  • Judges can frame consideration of acquitted conduct under 3553(a) factors rather than as direct guideline enhancements.
  • That wording lets judges include harmful acts without calling them formal convictions.
ADVICE

Push For Favorable Designation Findings

  • Defense teams should seek judge findings that favor lighter Bureau of Prisons designations.
  • Those findings influence placement, which can drastically change someone's daily custody conditions.
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