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Tyson Sentenced to 1 Day

Posted Nov 19, 07 7:16 PM CST in Sports,  Gossip,  Crime & Courts,  US 

(Newser) – Mike Tyson was scheduled today for a 1-night-only appearance—in the Phoenix slammer. The ex-heavyweight will serve 24 hours in jail and begin 3 years’ probation tomorrow after pleading guilty to cocaine possession and DUI charges stemming from a 2006 traffic stop, the AP reports. Tyson avoided a 4-plus-year sentence by "becoming a role model," the judge said.

Since his arrest, the troubled ex-champ has checked himself into rehab, passed 29 consecutive drug tests, spoken with LA County Jail inmates, and made plans to help disadvantaged Phoenix youth. "He did it because it's part of his recovery and he wants to help others," his attorney said. Prosecutors had sought a harsher sentence, citing Tyson’s previous convictions.

Sources Arizona Republic (Phoenix), Associated Press

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Surrounded by media former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson leaves Superior Court after pleading guilty to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop...   (Associated Press)
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson leaves Superior Court after pleading guilty to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop last year as he was...   (Associated Press)
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson walks out of the courtroom at the Maricopa County Superior Court complex in Mesa, Ariz., Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. Tyson pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession...   (Associated Press)
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson walks out of Judge Helene Abrams courtroom walks out of the courtroom at the Maricopa County Superior Court complex in Mesa, Ariz., Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. Tyson...   (Associated Press)
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson exits the Maricopa County Superior Court in Mesa, Ariz., after a court appearance Thursday, April 12, 2007. Tyson was given an Aug. 20 trial date on charges...   (Associated Press)
Attorneys Thomas Connelly, left, and Richard Schonfeld, right, look on as Mike Tyson exits a courtroom in Mesa, Ariz., Thursday, April 12, 2007. Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson appeared in court...   (Associated Press)
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