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Criminal

May 2, 2001

Actor May Escape Prison, Thanks to Rehab Initiative

INDIO - The prosecutor in Robert Downey Jr.'s Palm Springs drug case said Proposition 36 likely will save the actor from a return trip to prison - even if he's convicted and despite his new drug-related arrest in Culver City last week.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        INDIO - The prosecutor in Robert Downey Jr.'s Palm Springs drug case said Proposition 36 likely will save the actor from a return trip to prison - even if he's convicted and despite his new drug-related arrest in Culver City last week.
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