California Justice

Surely, Cleveland Indians fans recall Chuck Finley. The veteran pitcher spent a couple seasons calling Jacobs Field home. Finley's wife, now ex-wife, is also memorable as the temperamental actress Tawny Kitaen. And, she's making news.

From ContraCostaTimes.com:

Tawny Kitaen, who starred in the 1984 Tom Hanks comedy, "Bachelor Party," has entered a drug rehabilitation program after pleading guilty to possessing 15 grams of cocaine.

The 45-year-old actress will be allowed to change her plea to not guilty after completing the program, under terms of a plea agreement, officials said. The plea change will remove the conviction from her record.

Okay, let's recap. You plead guilty to a felony drug charge, get sentenced to rehab, complete rehab and return to court, plead not guilty and have your criminal record expunged. What a deal?!

Just think of all the sex offenders who could be helped by this criminal justice procedure. Go to rehab and refresh the record. Piece of cake, eh? How about Nick Nolte? And Mel Gibson? By now, they must have removed any reference to drunk driving from their records. Errant pencil scratch? Hey, rehab it. Got yourself a reckless driving ticket? Take the remedial driving course and rehab that ticket. Poof! Gone! Presto pure through rehab.

Don't you just love the creativity of California courts?