The actor must appear in court on May 4. Shortly after his release, he voluntarily checked himself into a rehabilitation facility. Obviously he is working hard at his sobriety and his rehabilitation. The actor, who currently appears in Ally McBeal , has had several brushes with the law over drug use. His lawyers are currently challenging the legality of a hotel room search last fall that led to his arrest on drug possession charges.
Police say they found cocaine and Valium in the room.
He is expected to appear in court Monday in San Bernadino on those charges, and could face jail time if convicted. Downey had been scheduled to do an in-store appearance today at a record store in Los Angeles with singer Vonda Shepard to promote a soundtrack album from Ally McBeal . He's got soul. Downey's legal troubles date to June 1996, when he was stopped for speeding on the Pacific Coast Highway and authorities found cocaine, heroin and a pistol in his vehicle. A month later, he was found passed out on a child's bed in a neighbor's home.