no big surprises inside the courtroom. in fact, the sentencing only lasted about five minutes. outside, though, mirkarimi made a length they lengthy may mea culpa. i deeply regret what happened. i apologize to the people of san francisco, to my wife for what happened on december 31st. there are no excuses. i except full responsibility i accept full responsibility. reporter: he is undergoing counseling for anger issues. he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor false imprisonment charge. the judge sentenced him to three years probation, domestic violence and parenting counseling and about $600 in fines. i know how deeply i have let the people down. what happened shouldn t have happened and i m internally deeply sorry. while this nightmare began before i was sheriff, i want you to know that our department is one of the finest public agencies in the nation has been running right and well. reporter: the sheriff still has no access to his wife and only supervised visits to hi