Chris Brown admits he is guilty

Chris Brown admits he is guilty

His admission should garner speedy release.

Chris Brown was sentenced to 365 days in jail for his admitted probation violation, today, after admitting to a judge that he had in fact, violated his probation.

The violation occurred after Brown’s probation began in 2009, when he was arrested for the 2009 beating of ex-girlfriend, singer Rihanna. Brown was later charged with a misdemeanor assault outside a show in Washington D.C. when Brown punched a fan who wanted to take a “selfie” with him.

Brown admitted to the courtroom in Los Angeles that he violated his probation by committing a crime in Washington, with the hopes that his case would lead to a quick resolution of the District of Columbia assault case, according to CNN.

Up until this point, Brown has been serving his time in LA County Men’s Central Jail, where he was admitted after leaving a rehab in Malibu. The singer has been in custody for two months, and before that was in a court-ordered treatment center for five months, while awaiting a probation revocation trial.

Due to the desire for expediency with this case, Brown’s lawyer Mark Geragos decided that it would be better to settle the case sooner and not later. In turn, Brown showed up in handcuffs and an orange jumpsuit to appear before the court in Los Angeles, on Friday.

Brown, 25, did not appear to be as remorseful as one might hope, as his smile would indicate; though he was willing to admit to the misdemeanor assault charges against him in D.C.

As a result, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Brandlin immediately sentenced Brown to serve 365 days in jail for the probation violation, while giving him credit for serving 234 days because of his rehab stay and already served jail time.

CNN goes on to share a statement by Brown’s lawyer, Mark Geragos: “I would expect that Chris should be out of jail before the weekend’s up or before Monday. If he isn’t out by Monday, then I would expect he’s getting special treatment. He’s got over 230 days credit on a 365 (day sentence) and generally the sheriff is releasing on a lot less than that.”

If Brown were to leave jail under the current conditions, he would have 131 days left to serve. Brown must still complete around 700 hours of community service at a rate of three days a week, once he is released from jail. Geragos shares that Brown has “enjoyed” the mandatory community labor because it is “at a facility that has allowed him to kind of expand his horizons.”

With his new sentence in place, and his trial at a close, Brown’s expected probation, which began in August 2009, should end on January 23, 2015.

In the meantime, Brown must attend a series of anger management and family counseling sessions each week, submitting to random drug tests, and not violate his probation any further.

Geragos finished with, “We’re gratified that he was not sentenced to state prison, gratified that he’s still on probation. I think that Chris has learned quite a bit through this experience and I’m anxious to see how he does, as I think everybody else is.”

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