Charlie Sheen Agrees to Misdemeanor and 30 Days in Jail

By Jeralyn, Section Colorado News
Posted on Tue Jun 01, 2010 at 09:14:17 PM EST
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Actor Charlie Sheen and the Aspen DA's office have reached a plea agreement in his domestic assault case.

According to TMZ, Sheen will plead no contest to misdemeanor assault, the felony menacing charge will be dismissed and Sheen will avoid probation by serving 30 days in the Pitkin County Jail.

With good time, Sheen will serve 17 days. Smart choice by Sheen. Probation could be risky for him and this way he avoids it. The jail in Aspen is pretty nice -- as far as jails go.

He still could have lingering problems as a result of the plea, since it was charged as a domestic violence crime. I don't think it's sealable. And he's likely to be put on the national and state domestic violence dataabases, which will turn up his name even during a routine traffic stop.

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Charlie Sheen Agrees to Misdemeanor and 30 Days in Jail | 13 comments (13 topical)

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How'd he avoid the DV classes? (none / 0) (#1)
by gondobie on Tue Jun 01, 2010 at 10:03:39 PM EST

Was there a stip to a non-DV basis?

he's almost done with the classes (none / 0) (#2)
by Jeralyn on Tue Jun 01, 2010 at 10:27:42 PM EST

he started them months ago, or at least anger management classes.

I don't think they can stip to a non-DV basis. The DA is not allowed to bargain away the domestic violence component unless s/he makes a representation to the court that s/he cannot prove the accused and the victim were in an intimate relationship. C.R.S. 18-6-801

3) A person charged with the commission of a crime, the underlying factual basis of which includes an act of domestic violence as defined in section 18-6-800.3 (1), shall not be entitled to plead guilty or plead nolo contendere to an offense which does not include the domestic violence designation required in section 16-21-103, C.R.S.,unless the prosecuting attorney makes a good faith representation on the record that such attorney would not be able to establish a prima facie case that the person and the alleged victim were currently or formerly involved in an intimate relationship if the defendant were brought to trial on the original domestic violence offense and upon such a finding by the court.
The prosecuting attorney's record and the court's findings shall specify the relationship in the alleged domestic violence case which the prosecuting attorney is not able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt and the reasons therefor. No court shall accept a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to an offense which does not include the domestic violence designation required in section 16-21-103, C.R.S., when the facts of the case indicate that the underlying factual basis includes an act of domestic violence as defined in section 18-6-800.3 (1) unless there is a good faith representation by the prosecuting attorney that he or she would be unable to establish a prima facie case if the defendant were brought to trial on the original offense.

Probation violations (none / 0) (#9)
by MKS on Wed Jun 02, 2010 at 05:20:53 PM EST

seem out of control.....

I've read of a guy who was put in jail for not having his bicycle license on him when riding a bike--he violated the probation condition of "obeying all laws." Spent a week in jail for that....

It seems like this has become a contest of wills and the system wants to break the will of the defendant....The system will make you obey all these ticky-tacky rules, many of which have nothing to do with the original violation, and violation of which would not by themselves be illegal....


: Have you been following defendant (none / 0) (#11)
by oculus on Sun Jun 06, 2010 at 07:20:00 PM EST

Gardner's North San Diego County cases? He recently pleaded guilty to two counts of first degree murder. Had a prior prison felony. Was on the child abuse registry. Now the state Inspector General opines if only parole had done its job, Gardner would not have had the opportunity to murder these two young women. Some of the violations would only have been picked up with constant monitoring by parole of ankle cuff and putting two and two together as to where he was when. Not likely. Not enough staff. Not enough tax dollars. SacBee

hmm (none / 0) (#3)
by jharp on Tue Jun 01, 2010 at 11:09:58 PM EST

Pretty interesting to me.

I guess I just don't get the assault and risking jail thing.

I go out of my way to avoid both. But to each his own.

Had no idea... (none / 0) (#4)
by kdog on Wed Jun 02, 2010 at 08:11:14 AM EST

we've got a domestic violence database too...things are worse than I thought.

: Proposed animal abuse registry (none / 0) (#12)
by oculus on Sun Jun 06, 2010 at 07:20:29 PM EST

in CA.

Get This... (none / 0) (#5)
by ScottW714 on Wed Jun 02, 2010 at 09:32:35 AM EST

He isn't allowed to smoke so they agreed to let him wear the patch.

Are really at the point where nicotine withdrawal is just too much for criminals ?

This is a joke, I'm not saying Sheen is OJ, but he has some serious anger management issues. If I did what he did and had his history I would not be headed to jail, nor would I have any hope of being free in a couple of weeks. I would be headed to prison and that would not be out-of-line.

How is this going to help Sheen or society, what lesson is learned ? I like Sheen, as an actor, but I am getting so tired of the justice system that is stacked profoundly for people who can afford to buy them selves out of almost anything.

This is off topic, but related. I don't believe anyone at BP or TransOcean will do one minute behind bars no matter what laws were violated, no matter who was paid off, and no matter what damage is done to people or the environment. I will be shocked if the people who need monetary relief see it in a timely matter. This non-sense will be in the courts for a decade at the very least. BP will buy it's way out of this and pay a fraction of what they owe society.

I am not suggesting that everyone should have the best defense possible, but we are reaching a point where there are two criminal justice systems, the one for nearly all the population, and the one for the affluent.

I have yet to read one article on this blog (which I really like) about one sentence that is too lenient. I could be wrong, but at some point it would be nice to read about a criminal that got away with murder, not literally, but who's sentence was a joke because of legal shenanigans.

: Hate to break it to you Scott... (5.00 / 0) (#6)
by kdog on Wed Jun 02, 2010 at 09:40:18 AM EST

we are reaching a point where there are two criminal justice systems, the one for nearly all the population, and the one for the affluent.
It's never been any other way man...different rules for different fools.
But instead of treating the rich and connected as poorly as we do the broke and unconnected, we should have the cj system treat the broke and unconnected more humanely...at least thats my preference.

Pitkin County?? (none / 0) (#7)
by Chuck0 on Wed Jun 02, 2010 at 10:52:43 AM EST

Isn't that where Hunter Thompson ran for Sheriff?

: yes and (none / 0) (#13)
by Jeralyn on Sun Jun 06, 2010 at 10:23:13 PM EST

Hunter and Sheriff Braudis were very, very close friends. Hunter ran for Sheriff and lost in 1970. Braudis has been sheriff since 1986.

It's a wash (none / 0) (#8)
by jbindc on Wed Jun 02, 2010 at 04:00:35 PM EST

And he's likely to be put on the national and state domestic violence dataabases, which will turn up his name even during a routine traffic stop.

I think if he gets pulled over for a ticket, the cop is probably already going to know about this -it's not like it hasn't been splashed over every magazine in the supermarkets and all over the internet and tv.

: he's charged under his real name (none / 0) (#10)
by Jeralyn on Sun Jun 06, 2010 at 06:53:51 PM EST

and not every cop knows that...or watches his show and knows his face, particularly outside of Aspen and LA.