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Dozens of prominent lawyers in Los Angeles as well as several accomplished retired judges pleaded for a lenient sentence for Lira.

If he loses his appeal, the trial's huge resonance and media coverage may mean the jury ends up being less lenient than the judges were last December.

He could face up to two decades behind bars, but his attorneys are battling for a more lenient sentence that could see Combs freed in a matter of weeks – or acquitted.

On Tuesday, senior judges held that the original term handed to MacCormack was "unduly lenient".

Dhillon stated that the Commercial Driver’s License test system in California is flawed, and the lenient enforcement standards at driving schools have led to DMVs issuing licenses too easily to work-permit holders.