A Plea Deal For Chris Brown?
Posted by: Annika Harris
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12:15PM, Tuesday April 7th 2009
Chris Brown pleaded not guilty to felony charges of assault and making a criminal threat in a Los Angeles court on Monday. His plea, however, could just be a formality because there are rumors that he and his lawyer are seriously negotiating a plea bargain with the prosecutor. If Chris cops a plea, then Rihanna won’t have to testify. She has made it clear she doesn’t want to testify but will if forced, says her attorney. A quick resolution to the case is also in Chris’ best interest, if significant jail time is taken off the table. He will avoid the public airing of his dirty laundry and more negative publicity. He’s facing a maximum of four years and eight months in a federal prison if the case goes to trial, however, he could get as little as probation alone. Then again, if the prosecutor makes a tough offer, Chris might be better off going to trial in hopes of avoiding a lot of prison time, even if it means his reputation and career will be in the toilet when he gets out. [MTV.com]
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Scarpia
wrote on April 7 2009 @ 01:42 pm: [report]
Not sure who wrote this article and reported that Chris Brown was facing a federal felony rap… battery is a state crime. The charge is battery right?? I’m sure I would have remembered if he was up for armed bank robbery or racketeering….
emeryray
wrote on April 7 2009 @ 01:44 pm: [report]
What kind-of striped cardigan sweater robe thing is he wearing in that picture??! I never liked this sleeze-boy.
Annika Harris
wrote on April 7 2009 @ 02:38 pm: [report]
@Scarpia He has felony charges of assault and making a criminal threat. And according to MTV.com, he could serve time in a federal prison.
gglane
wrote on April 12 2009 @ 04:21 pm: [report]
LISTEN IT’S HIGH TIME TO LAY THIS TO REST, RIHANNA AND CHRIST BROWN HAVE BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER, SLEEPING WITH EACH OTHER, MAKING RECORDS TOGETHER AND TALKING MARRIAGE TO EACH OTHER SINCE THIS FIGHT HAPPENED ...LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE THEOR MINDS UP. AND RIHANNA WOULD NOT BE STILL SLEEPING WITH CHRIS BROWN IF SHE WANTED HIM LOCKED UP.THIS IS SO COMMON AND YOU ALL KNOW IT
PinkRanger
wrote on April 12 2009 @ 04:35 pm: [report]
@gglane: you’re right. this is common. And that upsets me more than anything else about this. Domestic abuse is a giant issue that needs to be stamped out. Saying that it isn’t a big deal, is even worse than ignoring it.
gglane
wrote on April 13 2009 @ 09:30 pm: [report]
@PinkRanger: WHAT I MEAN IS COMMON IS THE FACT THAT RIHANNA CHOOSE TO SLEEP WITH CHRIS EVEN AFTER THE ABUSE WAS MADE PUBLIC