The Bad Boy founder’s army of lawyers filed a standard motion to get the judge to acquit Diddy before the jury got their hands on the case … but this was mostly procedural and a total long shot.

Diddy’s attorneys argued the prosecution did not prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt but this is almost certainly going to end with a verdict from a jury of Diddy’s peers.

Closing arguments are set to begin Thursday and the jury could get this on Friday … but it feels like a verdict might not come until next week, with the looming July 4 holiday playing a role too.

Prosecutor Maurene Comey is likely to deliver the government’s closing argument — closings are her strong suit — and it will be interesting to see which of Diddy’s lawyers handles their closing argument, which could last 4 hours.