Celebrity ’short time’ jail time
p2pnet news | Crime:- With yesterday’s release of Canadian 24 Keifer Sutherland star in the background, USA Today has a fascinating run-down of other famous people who’ve recently served time.
It’s headed up, “Celebs are often short-timers when it comes to jail”.
Lindsay Lohan
Offense: Misdemeanor DUI charges related to her involvement in a high-speed chase in July.
Sentence: 1 day in jail.
Paris Hilton
Offense: Violated probation, received from reckless-driving charges involving alcohol, by driving with a suspended license
Sentence: 45 days in jail.
Actual time spent: 23 days.
Nicole Richie
Offense: Driving the wrong way on a highway while under the influence last December. It was her second DUI conviction in four years.
Sentence: 90 hours in jail and three years’ probation.
Actual time spent: 82 minutes
Mike Tyson
Offense: Driving under the influence and possession of cocaine in Arizona.
Sentence: 1 day in prison, three years’ probation, 360 hours community service and drug treatment.
Actual time spent: 24 hours.
Michelle Rodriguez
Offense: Violation of probation by failing to complete community service, and falsifying documents saying she did, from previous drunken-driving and hit-and-run convictions.
Sentence: 180 days in jail.
Actual time spent: 18 days.
Gary Collins
Offense: DUI in L.A.
Sentence: 4 days in jail, 4 years’ probation and 100 hours community service.
Actual time spent: 4 days.
Hmmmm.
Also See:-
yesterday’s release – Kiefer Sutherland: out of jail today, January 21, 2008
USA Today – Celebs are often short-timers when it comes to jail, January 22, 2008
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January 22nd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Grant Stanley
Offense: Admin of the private Bittorrent tracker Elitetorrents.
Sentence: 5 months in prison.
Actual time spent: 5 months in prison, followed by five months of home detention, and a $3000 fine and forced to use MS windows.
Yes life as we know it is so screwed up… if you are famous you can get by with murder, when you are file sharing you get screwed by dirty old men in corporate offices…
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:04 pm
He was FORCED to us ms windows?
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Yes, forced to use MS windows, because spy software used by police is written in VB and works only in MS windows!
March 3rd, 2008 at 2:22 pm
In Pennsylvania, we have madatory jail sentences based upon the number of previous DUI convictions and the person’s BAC. It doesn’t matter who you are these sentences will apply and cannot be changed by a judge. While I am not a big fan of mandatory sentencing, it does do away with “special” considerations for celebs.