Celebrity Justice
Kiefer Sutherland Pleads Out

Posted Oct 9th 2007 6:53PM by TMZ Staff

kiefer sutherlandKiefer Sutherland has just copped a plea in his DUI case.

Sutherland did not appear, however -- his high-powered lawyer, Blair Berk, showed up in downtown L.A. and entered a no contest plea to one count of DUI -- driving with a .08 or higher.

This is Kiefer's second DUI conviction. Back in 2004, he pled no contest to driving with a .22 blood alcohol level and was sentenced to five years probation. Today's plea means Kiefer violated probation and could be sentenced to a year-and-a-half in the slammer.

Get this -- the judge who was supposed to hear the case was Michael Sauer, the same judge who nailed Paris Hilton. Sauer was on vacation today and the ever-wise Berk was able to get the case transferred to Judge Stuart Rice.

Judge Rice will sentence Kiefer on December 21. Kiefer's probation is revoked pending the future hearing.

Kiefer has been ordered not to drive between November 9 and the December hearing.



Filed under: Celebrity Justice, 24, Kiefer Sutherland


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1. 1st !!!!!

Posted at 7:14PM on Oct 9th 2007 by B. Rule

2. This is just disgusting! Do the people is Hollywood really think people are impressed by this??? Are the judges being bought off??? He needs to be deported, he needs to serve 2 years in prison and then be deported. Would people be typing "i love you keifer" if he had killed someone???? Thank god he didn't...........now he just needs to be boycotted by networks and shown to the boarder!

Posted at 7:15PM on Oct 9th 2007 by Ziggy

3. FIRST??

Posted at 7:15PM on Oct 9th 2007 by rae

4.



They can so afford to hire a car or cab - NO though - they want to maim us on the road!

Posted at 7:18PM on Oct 9th 2007 by John

5. Kiefer, good actor. Don't blow it, friend.

Posted at 7:28PM on Oct 9th 2007 by RaarGeval

6. I hope Keifer Sutherland learned his lesson & whatever happens with him going to jail, he better learn his lesson when he gets out! Wow, Brit Brit passed a few drug tests, she still has lots more to do & she's going to be charged with the hit & run by October 25th, when she has to get fingerprinted into the system, etc. I'm glad to hear that George Clooney and his girlfriend, Sarah Larson, are ok after their motorcycle accident! Sean Diddy Combs is not racist, I hope? Maybe Shaq & his wife Shaunie can work out their marriage? We'll see what happens!

Posted at 7:29PM on Oct 9th 2007 by Jon Bodack

7. If probation is revoked, doesn't that mean he goes to jail? Isn't probation an alternative to jail? Can someone explain this?

Posted at 7:36PM on Oct 9th 2007 by Say what??

8. Everyone needs to stop watching his show and boycotting his network if they allow this loser on it still. Is it ok to drink and drive then promote him on their network? Everyone start writing letters to his show's producers and get him replaced.

He thinks his daddy can get him off. I am not impressed with this family and drinking and driving has to be stopped.

Posted at 7:45PM on Oct 9th 2007 by Boycott his show

9. Jail is a place to dry out in California. It's a joke. I know someone who has 4 Felonies, various probation violations, 2 DUI's and 6 misdemeanors + 4 warrants and served only 30 days in jail when he should be in for 3 plus years. This career criminal even laughs at the system and tells people he is going to do it again because California jails are FULL with illegal immigrants so the career criminals get tossed out in 30 days or less (just enough time to get fed, dried out and to plan their next plot).

CALIFORNIA SUCKS in all areas.

Posted at 7:45PM on Oct 9th 2007 by CA law is a joke

10. Oh, and he pleaded out, not "pled". The past tense of plead is pleaded. I will continue to repeat this until your writers get a clue.

Posted at 8:01PM on Oct 9th 2007 by QE2

11. Donald Sutherland has nothing to do with Kiefer's behavior - Kiefer became an adult responsible for his own behavior long ago. Donald has never had any DUIs and is a gracious and classy person to boot. He has no control over his hell-bent son.



Posted at 8:03PM on Oct 9th 2007 by No excuses

12. I love him and I love his show, but I sure hope he gets his act together!!

Posted at 9:48PM on Oct 9th 2007 by Fan

13. Kiefer Sutherland get a cab next time don't be dumb don't blow it .You have talent,and I love you as a great actor....!!!!

Posted at 1:09AM on Oct 10th 2007 by Fan

14. Ziggy-as an American - where you gonna deport him to????

Posted at 6:27AM on Oct 10th 2007 by T Grantham

15. i love kiefer and his show. god some of you people get on these sights just to down on people so what does that say for yourself. people make mistakes. and they get crap for is so do ordinary people we just dont hear about if. so you all just need to get a life!!!!! ya losers!!!!!

Posted at 9:15AM on Oct 10th 2007 by lisa

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