( CNN ) -- Dharun Ravi , the former Rutgers University student convicted of bias intimidation , appeared in court Wednesday , one day after he apologized for spying on his roommate with a webcam . `` I accept responsibility for and regret my thoughtless , insensitive , immature , stupid and childish choices that I made on September 19 , 2010 , and September 21 , 2010 , '' Ravi said in a written statement . His court appearance Wednesday formalized his decision to head to jail Thursday , waiving his right not to serve jail time twice for the same crime , as prosecutors appeal his sentence . New Jersey prosecutors argue that the former student 's crimes warranted more than a 30-day jail term and called Superior Judge Glenn Berman 's sentence `` insufficient under the sentencing laws of this state . '' CNN Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin said there is `` very little chance '' the sentence will be overturned on appeal . He noted that under New Jersey law , the judge had the flexibility to sentence Ravi to anything from zero to 10 years in prison . Ravi was handed a 30-day jail sentence , three years of probation and must complete 300 hours of community service aimed at assisting victims of bias crimes . He also must pay more than $ 11,000 in restitution . `` I decided to accept and hopefully complete the sentence as soon as possible . It 's the only way I can go on with my life , '' Ravi said in his statement . His attorney said he intends to begin community service after he serves his sentence and will start paying his fines in August . Ravi 's roommate , Tyler Clementi , 18 , killed himself by jumping off New York 's George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River after learning Ravi had secretly recorded his intimate encounter with another man .
NEW : Ravi 's court appearance formalized his decision to head to jail Thursday . NEW : He waived his right not to serve jail time twice for the same crime , as prosecutors appeal . NEW : Attorney said Ravi intends to begin community service after he serves his sentence . NEW : The former Rutgers student is expected to start paying his fines in August .