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Article: Charlie Sheen's probation is extended after he admits drug use
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- August 10, 1998
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08-10-1998
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) _ A judge extended Charlie Sheen's probation for a year Monday after the ``Wall Street'' star admitted using drugs while on probation.
The 32-year-old son of Martin Sheen had been on two years' probation since June 1997 after pleading no contest to knocking his then-girlfriend to the floor.
In May, however, Sheen was hospitalized for use of an undisclosed illegal drug after paramedics got a 911 call from his mansion. Sheen's father asked prosecutors to charge his son with violating probation.
Gloria Allred, the attorney for Sheen's former girlfriend, argued that Sheen deserved a year in jail.
But Municipal Judge Lawrence Mira ruled ...