By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Jhasua Razo, CNN

(CNN) — The federal criminal trial for Sean “Diddy” Combs continues in New York, where the music mogul faces charges that include racketeering conspiracy, transportation to engage in prostitution and sex trafficking, crimes that the government claims spanned over two decades.

Combs has pleaded not guilty and denied all allegations of wrongdoing. As a primer for how this may unfold, CNN compiled the steps of a criminal trial:

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