Haley Joel Osment pleaded no contest to driving under the influence of alcohol and to possession of marijuana in a Los Angeles, California court. Under an agreement with prosecutors, the two misdemeanors will be dismissed. In exchange for the plea, the 18-year old actor was given 3-month probation, fined $1,500 and ordered to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Osment must also complete 60 hours of alcohol rehab and education.
Osment was not in court when his California DUI defense attorney entered the no contest pleas. Under California law a no contest plea is equal to pleading guilty.
The child star of the movie ‘Sixth Sense’ was arrested for DUI last July after he lost control of his Saturn automobile and flipped over. His blood alcohol level was purportedly 0.16 percent, or twice the legal limit in California.
