Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100421:03:44:00
Crime and punishment here in new york today. the son of actor michael douglas was sentenced on drug charges. 31-year-old cameron douglas was given five years in prison. he could have received ten years behind bars. douglas was convicted of selling large amounts of meth and coke. before sentencing michael douglas wrote a personal plea to the judge asking for leniency and revealing the private pain of a famous family, who, as you're going to see, as experienced addiction and anguish for decades. here's randi kaye. >> reporter: no red carpet at federal court in manhattan, but that didn't keep the...