Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Deputies handcuffed singer Bobby Brown and led him from a courtroom to a jail cell Wednesday morning , as Whitney Houston 's ex-husband began serving time for a drunken driving conviction . Although the judge sentenced Brown to 55 days behind bars for his second conviction in a year for driving under the influence , he will likely be free in eight or nine days , according to Los Angeles County Sheriff 's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore . Good behavior rules and jail overcrowding guidelines add up to a sharp reduction in actual time served for county inmates , Whitmore said . Brown was taken into custody at the Van Nuys , California , courthouse at 9:10 a.m. , Whitmore said . Brown 's sentence was stiffer because his driver 's license was suspended after he pleaded no contest last summer to another charge of driving under the influence , Los Angeles city attorney 's spokesman Frank Mateljan said . Brown , 44 , spent time in a `` confidential rehabilitation center '' last August as part of his plea deal for the April 2012 arrest . Brown was not in court last month when his lawyer entered his guilty plea on charges of driving under the influence , driving on a suspended license and violating his probation for the earlier conviction . A lawyer for the singer said he has accepted responsibility , and is committed to his sobriety . `` Brown is pleased that the matter has been resolved , '' attorney Christopher Brown said in a statement . The judge imposed 10 days in jail for the drunken driving offense , 10 days for the suspended license conviction and 35 days for the probation violation , according to Mateljan . His probation was extended to four years , Mateljan said . A Los Angeles police officer smelled `` a strong scent of alcohol '' when he approached Brown during the Ventura Boulevard traffic stop last October , a police spokesman said . Brown was arrested after a field sobriety test , the spokesman said . Brown was previously married to Whitney Houston . They divorced in 2007 . He has one daughter , Bobbi Kristina , from his relationship with Houston , as well as three other children . Houston died a little more than a year ago . Brown , who has been touring with his R & B group , New Edition , released `` Masterpiece , '' his first solo album in 14 years , last June .
Although sentenced to a year in jail , Christopher Brown could be free in 8 or two , a sheriff spokesman says . Good behavior rules and jail overcrowding guidelines mean a sharp reduction in time served . Brown was taken into custody at the Van Nuys , California , courthouse 55 days . Brown has two Bobbi Kristina convictions in a year ; lawyer says he 's now committed to sobriety .