All posts containing the tag: "plea bargain"
Posted Jun 22nd 2009 5:30PM by TMZ Staff
Chris Brown has copped a plea in his assault case. He won't do jail time, but he will spend 6 months doing things like road cleanup. He's also been ordered to stay 50 yards clear of Rihanna.
He'll spend 180 days doing community labor (8 hours a day -- 1440 hours total) -- which is, in effect, hard labor. He'll do his service in Virginia which is where Brown lives. A Virginia law enforcement officer told us Brown will be picking up trash, pulling weeds and washing fire trucks.
He gets 5 years probation for FELONY assault -- he pled guilty. He'll get supervised probation. He'll have to come back to court every three months.
He must enroll in a domestic violence counseling program.
This is interesting ... the judge said if Brown and Rihanna are at the same public events, the 50-yard stay away turns into 10 yards. The stay away order lasts 5 years.
The judge said she wanted to make sure that Chris Brown "was treated as any other person who comes through this court."
If Brown violates probation, he could get up to 4 years in prison.
Rihanna is in the courthouse but never entered the courtroom.
So Brown is now a convicted felon and loses the following rights: To own a gun, to sit on a jury, subject to search and seizure without a search warrant and he now has limitations on travel.
When Brown left the courtroom ... Rihanna walked in the courtroom. The judge explained the deal to her. The judge is telling Rihanna about the protective order.
Filed under: Rihanna, Chris Brown
Tags: assault, chris brown, ChrisBrown, jail time, JailTime, plea bargain, PleaBargain, rihanna
Posted Jun 22nd 2009 2:30PM by TMZ Staff
UPDATE: Geragos has just left the courthouse.
With Chris Brown's preliminary hearing just hours away, we're hearing there's a possibility the case could be plea bargained and announced later today.
Brown's lawyer, Mark Geragos, is currently in chambers with the prosecutor and the judge.
Our sources say nothing will happen before the hearing at 1:30 PT. But get ready -- it's possible they could announce a deal then.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rihanna, Chris Brown
Tags: chris brown, chris brown rihanna pics, ChrisBrown, ChrisBrownRihannaPics, mark geragos, MarkGeragos, plea bargain, PleaBargain, rihanna
Posted Apr 28th 2009 4:40PM by TMZ Staff
Our sources say tomorrow's Chris Brown hearing will not end with a plea bargain, although we know both sides are deep in discussion. But it looks like Rihanna could score something big.
Rihanna's lawyer is asking the judge to release the jewelry Rihanna was wearing when she was beaten. The jewelry was taken as evidence just after the beating and she wants it back -- it was on loan from jewelers and they either want her to fork it over or pay $1.4 mil.
We're told the cops would like to return it as well. There are reports the D.A. is objecting to returning it --
reportedly for leverage so Rihanna will cooperate. But our sources say the D.A. has not taken a position.
Rihanna's lawyer and Brown's lawyer want to take photos of the jewelry and use them if the jewelry ever becomes evidence in a trial. But legally, her lawyer doesn't have authority to appear in Brown's case -- in legalese her lawyer doesn't have "standing." So the judge could simply refuse to hear Rihanna's lawyer.
Will the judge release the hostage jewelry? Stay tuned! Hearing is tomorrow.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rihanna, Chris Brown
Tags: court, courtcase, evidence, jewelry, plea bargain, PleaBargain, rihanna, rihanna and chris brown, RihannaAndChrisBrown
