Chris Brown sentenced to 1-Year Jail Term

Singer Chris Brown arrives at L.A. Superior Court with attorney Mark Geragos for his sentencing in the beating of former girlfriend Rihanna.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Brandlin said the 365-day sentence was the maximum he could give the defendant short of state prison.
The judge said he would reinstate Brown's probation when he is released, and he will require the defendant to see a psychiatrist twice a week, complete his outstanding community service, take appropriate medication and not use medical marijuana.
Brandlin, in making the decision, said he had noted that Brown was a relatively youthful offender at the time of his original offense in 2009 when he assaulted the singer Rihanna.

The judge noted that since then he has learned Brown has an underlying mental health condition and it was a mitigating factor in his sentencing. Previous court records have stated Brown is bipolar.
Brown is accused of hitting someone outside a hotel in Washington, where prosecutors have filed an assault charge against him
The L.A. judge also extended Brown's probation to Jan. 23, 2015.