Celebrity Justice
Actor Will Plead Guilty to Manslaughter

Posted Apr 11th 2007 1:15PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has learned former "Prison Break" star Lane Garrison will plead guilty to manslaughter.

Garrison, who has been charged with vehicular manslaughter in connection with the death of a Beverly Hills high school student last December, showed up this morning with his lawyer, Harland Braun, at the Beverly Hills courthouse. Garrison was scheduled to enter a plea, but Braun asked for a continuance.

TMZ spoke with Braun after the hearing. The mega-lawyer said Garrison will plead guilty on May 21. Braun added "There is no sentencing bargaining going on." The judge will have complete discretion, which means Garrison faces a maximum of six years in prison.

Braun said "Lane is very sad about the accident," adding Garrison told him this morning: "People are going to Iraq to risk their lives for our country and [I] am simply facing punishment for something [I] have done." Braun adds Lane wants to step up and accept the sentence.

Braun said he is waiting for engineers to come back with reports on whether there was a mechanical defect that contributed to the accident. Braun said the brakes may have been defective and the vehicle may have gone in on a recall before the accident. If brakes contributed to the acccident, that could affect Garrison's sentence.

Cops say Garrison's blood alcohol level was .20, more than twice the legal limit.

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1. While he is totally and completely to blame for this, it is very refreshing to see someone step up and take responsibility for their actions. I'm so sick of people getting caught breaking the law (i.e. Paris) and then blaming it on someone else. I think that he is very sorry and realizes his mistake. However now he will have to pay the price.

Posted at 1:31PM on Apr 11th 2007 by tinkerbell

2. Brandy is next, just you wait and see,she's gonna get hers

Posted at 1:31PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Webb Kopp

3. It's pretty disgusting that he compared his "bravery" to pleading guilty to killing someone to the bravery the people fighting in Iraq have.

Posted at 1:33PM on Apr 11th 2007 by lmk0036

4. It looks as if art will imitate life!

Posted at 1:33PM on Apr 11th 2007 by TBA

5. THE LAW IS GETTING BETTER W/ THESE MOVIE STAR'S I HOPE HE GOE'S TO JAIL.


HAVE FUN LANCE GET THE SOAP READY

Posted at 1:35PM on Apr 11th 2007 by joe russo

6. don't know the first thing about this guy. But it takes a measure of manliness and integrity to step up and take your medicine without blaming your mother, your father, the person who called you a geek in 3rd grade, whatever. $$$ will buy him a reduced sentence anyway, probably.

Posted at 1:35PM on Apr 11th 2007 by lilnancyg

7. I feel so sorry for him...ONLY because he has shown AND expressed his sincere regret about what happened. I'm glad that he has accepted responsibility for what he did.

Posted at 1:36PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Traycee

8. Let’s be real. The "mechanical defect" was Lane himself! Trying to lower his sentence by suggesting the vehicle was partly to blame is pathetic and despicable. Lane, take FULL responsibility for your poor choices and realize there are consequences for thoughtless behavior.

Posted at 1:37PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Tyra

9. PLEASE..let there be justice. He should go to prison. MURDERER

Posted at 1:44PM on Apr 11th 2007 by patty cake

10. Post #9.....TOTALLY agree with you.

As for #3, #10 and #12..................peddle your sites somewhere else.

They are annoying as HELL!!!!

Posted at 1:54PM on Apr 11th 2007 by CindiCat

11. At least he is owning up to his responsibility. Poor guy. I feel bad for him. It's obvious this has devestated him. Good luck.

Posted at 1:58PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Hailey B.

12. Maybe we should let him serve his sentence in the military in Iraq. He seems to have the patriotism thing down.

Posted at 2:02PM on Apr 11th 2007 by walterkronkite

13. DON'T DROP THE SOAP BABY!!!!!! They're GONNA LUV HIS ASS, (Literally....) IN SAN QUINTIN PRISON....

Posted at 2:03PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Kevin

14. I agree with lmk0036. It's pathetic (and a lie) that he implies that his guilty plea and soldiers going to Iraq have some sort of moral quivalency. And this while the overpaid lawyer blames it on the brakes. What assholes! Gee, ya think the booze and the cocaine had anything to do with it?!

Let's see him try to break out of San Quentin.

Posted at 2:04PM on Apr 11th 2007 by jay

15. OKAY EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES, BUT ANYBODY WHO DRIVES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL DOES NOT HAVE MY RESPECT.......EVERYTIME I HEAR OF A CELEBRITY GETTING CAUGHT DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, MY RESPECT FOR THEM GOES..... MEL GIBSON, NICOLE RICHIE, PARIS HILTON, MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ,,, I CAN GO ON AND ON, AND THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IS SO QUICK TO FORGIVE THEM.....LIKE IT'S OKAY JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE RICH AND FAMOUS........I COULD GIVE A RAT'S ASS HOW WEALTHY AND FAMOUS YOU ARE........IF YOU'RE ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF OTHERS BY BEING AN IRRESPONSIBLE JERK, THEN YOU DESERVE WHAT'S COMING TO YOU.

Posted at 2:07PM on Apr 11th 2007 by MAYRA

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