Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest was sentenced to 20 days in jail, 100 hours of community service, anger management and fathering courses and three years of searchable probation, the Sacramento Bee reported on its web site Thursday.
Artest, however, is unlikely to spend any more time in jail, the newspaper reported. The judge stayed Ten days of the sentence and Artest can apply to serve the other 10 days in a work release or similar program.
Artest was credited with one day of jail time for the time spent incarcerated following his arrest.
The sentence is resultant of domestic violence charges involving Artest and his wife, Kimsha. Artest's lawyer told Judge Frances Kearney on Thursday that the All-Star forward had reached a resolution with the Placer County District Attorney's office, the Bee reported. Under the agreement, Artest entered a no-contest plea to one misdemeanor count of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse.
Also as part of the agreement, three related misdemeanor charges were dismissed, with the stipulation that the judge could consider them when determining a sentence. The judge lifted the restraining order that was imposed on Artest after his arrest, but she cautioned that he still is limited to peaceful contact.
"You may have contact, but it must be peaceful at all times," Kearney said.
Artest cannot possess any firearms or other deadly weapons, the newspaper reported, and is subject to search and seizure at all times during his three-year probation.
Posted By: Jimmy Jones
Saturday, May 5th 2007 at 7:54PM
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