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Court Day For Charlie Sheen

By Jeralyn

Charlie Sheen and the Prosecutor's Office have been working all month at arriving at a new plea agreement in his domestic violence case from Christmas.

Given the press release sent to the media by the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office (see below), it seems Monday is the day all will be resolved.

Charlie, wisely for someone with his background, had been trying to stay off probation. He offered to do 30 days in the Pitkin County Jail in Aspen on work release as a sentnce to the misdemeanor he would be pleading guilty to. That fell apart.

Reportedly, Charlie is now willing to do probation, as he wants more parenting time with his kids and to get back to work at his TV show.[More...]

I guess Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton haven't scared him. He thinks he can tow the line for the 1 or 2 years of probation (That's the typical term around here.) Richie Cummins, his lawyer pictured above, and a pal of mine, would have tried to talk Charlie out of probation if he still thought he couldn't make it, so I'm assuming Charlie has got his ducks in a row and professional help to turn to if he feels those old urges returning.

The court is expecting a lot of interest in the proceeding. Here's the Sheriff's press release:

Access to the Pitkin County Courthouse will be limited to those members of the public with a clearly defined business purpose with the courts, police, sheriff, assessors, or other county services; to District Court attendees for Mr. Estevez’ hearing, which will be limited to 60 people; and to County Court access, for other court proceedings, which will be limited to 35 people. Any members of the public or press not permitted into the Courthouse should be prepared to wait outside.

The Decorum Order, set forth by 9th Judicial Court Judge James Boyd, remains in effect. As outlined in the Decorum Order all devices capable of taking, recording, or broadcasting visual images or sounds and phones, computers, and devices capable of communicating from inside the courtroom to outside the courtroom are prohibited.

20 of the available 60 seats inside the courtroom are reserved for press agencies who previously obtained seating through the lottery, which was finalized in January. The remaining 40 public seats will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Anyone interested in attending can line up beginning at 3PM, outside the Pitkin County Courthouse.

For those admitted into the courtroom for seating, it is prohibited to enter with cellular phones, bags, briefcases, cameras, and weapons. Keep in mind, there is no place to store these items at the Pitkin County Courthouse. Please make other arrangements to store your personal belongings.

Why is all this necessary?

Aspen is a small town with limited parking in and around the Pitkin County Courthouse. The Galena Street Circle, adjacent to the Pitkin County Courthouse, will be closed to through traffic and general parking. Satellite truck parking will be available at the Galena Street Circle, however it is necessary for those news agencies with satellite trucks to contact the Aspen Police directly to reserve a spot and obtain parking details. Paid parking is available at the Rio Grande Parking Garage or on city streets for anyone else interested in attending the hearing.

Good luck, Charlie, and Nice job, Richie, as usual.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on August 02, 2010 (boomark / email).