Chris has been forced to spend 131 days behind bars after he admitted that he violated his probation by getting into a fight in Washington DC.
Highlights
- Chris Brown did not admit he assaulted the alleged victim in his Washington DC criminal trial, says his lawyer.
- The 24-year-old singer has been forced to spend 131 days behind bars after he admitted on Friday in a Los Angeles court that he violated his probation by getting into a fight in Washington DC last year.
- “When Chris admitted to a probation violation on Friday in the Rihanna case, it did not constitute a confession in his assault case,” Chris Brown's attorney Mark Geragos told tmz.com
- He added that all Chris did was admit that he violated probation in Washington DC - he was not more specific.
- According to the lawyer, there's no way the DC prosecutor could use Chris’ admission as a confession, because the standard of proof in a criminal case is much higher than in a probation hearing.
- He says he merely told the Rihanna judge it's "more likely than not" that Chris screwed up in DC.
- In a criminal trial, the prosecutor must show Chris screwed up beyond a reasonable doubt.
- Even though Chris was ordered to serve another 131 days behind bars for the probation violation, with time served and jail overcrowding, he could get out in a matter of days.
Chris Brown did not admit he assaulted the alleged victim in his Washington DC criminal trial, says his lawyer.
The 24-year-old singer has been forced to spend 131 days behind bars after he admitted on Friday in a Los Angeles court that he violated his probation by getting into a fight in Washington DC last year. (Also read:
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"When Chris admitted to a probation violation on Friday in the Rihanna case, it did not constitute a confession in his assault case," Chris Brown's attorney Mark Geragos told tmz.com
He added that all Chris did was admit that he violated probation in Washington DC - he was not more specific.
According to the lawyer, there's no way the DC prosecutor could use Chris' admission as a confession, because the standard of proof in a criminal case is much higher than in a probation hearing.
He says he merely told the Rihanna judge it's "more likely than not" that Chris screwed up in DC. (Also read:
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In a criminal trial, the prosecutor must show Chris screwed up beyond a reasonable doubt.
Even though Chris was ordered to serve another 131 days behind bars for the probation violation, with time served and jail overcrowding, he could get out in a matter of days.