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Tom Sizemore's prison sentenced reduced

(AP)
Updated: 2007-06-27 16:35



Tom Sizemore's 16-month prison sentence for violating probation in a drug
case was dramatically reduced Tuesday.

Superior Court Judge Cynthia Rayvis gave the actor 213 days of credit for
time he has already spent in jail and two live-in drug programs, leaving
him with about nine months in state prison.

Sizemore will likely serve about 4 1/2 months of that, said Deputy
District Attorney Sean Carney.

The 45-year-old actor, who has been in jail without bail since June 5,
wasn't in court Tuesday. An after-hours call to his lawyer, Fay Arfa,
wasn't immediately returned.

The judge ordered the sentence Monday after authorities said they
discovered methamphetamine in the actor's car and arrested him in
Bakersfield last month. Sizemore was charged with seven drug-related
counts, including transportation and possession of methamphetamines and
being under the influence of a controlled substance.

Sizemore, who has appeared in films such as "Saving Private Ryan" and
"Black Hawk Down," acknowledged during a court appearance on June 19 that
he had violated his probation.

He faces up to six years in prison if convicted of all the charges filed
by Kern County prosecutors.











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