Federal prosecutors in New York rested their case Tuesday against Sean “Diddy” Combs, while the music mogul’s defense team offered no witnesses of its own, moving the sprawling racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking trial to a close sooner than expected.

And legal experts say Combs’ defense team’s decision to call no one was unexpected but far from unusual. Since the trial began more than six weeks ago, jurors have heard from 34 witnesses who testified to the government’s claim that Combs, the Bad Boy Records founder, rapper and entrepreneur, leveraged his businesses as a “criminal enterprise” to sexually abuse and exploit women for decades. A jury of eight men and four women reviewed reams of evidence, including text messages, videos and receipts, meant to implicate Combs. His attorneys had said last week that they had about three witnesses they could call, including a former vice president of operations at Bad Boy Entertainment. But lead defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo clarified Monday to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian that his team planned to submit its own evidence and stipulate several issues before closing arguments, which are slated to begin Thursday.

After the prosecution rested, the defense asked Subramanian to dismiss the case entirely — a typical maneuver at that point in the trial, but one that is rarely successful.