Will Chris Go Free?

When that photo of Rihanna’s bruised and battered face leaked last week, I speculated that its release might be used by the Chris Brown legal team. Now RadarOnline reports that Brown may avoid charges because of the pic.

Sources say a deal is being worked out where Brown will get no jail time and the charges to be filed against him have been downgraded from felonies to misdemeanors. There are suspicions that “the jury pool has been tainted” by release of the photo.

This seems like a very poor example to set. I can just see the lawyers of future felons whining that their client can’t get a fair trial because too many people know what he did.

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