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Singer Chris Brown in jail for at least another week, judge says
Chris Brown is seen in the courtroom with attorney Mark Geragos during a hearing at Criminal Courts in Los Angeles May 1, 2014 A Los Angeles
judge on Thursday said R&B singer Chris Brown will remain in jail
for at least another week as the pop star deals with dual cases on both
sides of the country. Brown, who will now spend his
25th birthday on May 5 behind bars, has been held since March 14 after
his dismissal from a rehabilitation center violated the terms of his
court-ordered treatment related to his 2009 assault of his
then-girlfriend, the pop singer Rihanna.
Los
Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Brandlin said Brown would
remain incarcerated unless a resolution on the terms of his probation in
the Rihanna case could be agreed to between the prosecutor and Brown's
attorney by a scheduled hearing on May 9.
Brown's
attorney, Mark Geragos, said if he cannot resolve the case with
prosecutor, Mary Murray, by next week, he will ask the court to release
Brown on certain terms and conditions.
Geragos' past requests to have Brown placed under house arrest instead of jail have so far been denied.
The
"Turn Up the Music," singer also faces a misdemeanor assault trial in
Washington, D.C., after he allegedly punched and broke the nose of a man
who was trying to get a picture with him last year.
The
Washington trial, which could complicate matters in Brown's probation
case in Los Angeles, has been delayed so his defense could arrange
testimony of Brown's bodyguard, who was convicted last month of
misdemeanor assault in the same case.
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