First Published: January 8, 2014 3:18 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- 
Caption Chris Brown leaves the ‘PUNK: Chaos To Couture’ Costume Institute Gala after party at the Standard Hotel on May 6, 2013 in New York CityLawyers for Chris Brown say the singer has rejected a plea deal in a case in which he’s accused of hitting a man outside a Washington hotel.
Brown appeared Wednesday afternoon in a D.C. court. He and his bodyguard face a misdemeanor assault charge after an October altercation outside the W Hotel.
Speaking outside of court, Brown’s lawyer, Danny Onorato said they had decided not to accept the plea because “Chris Brown’s not guilty.”
His lawyers say they expect a trial date to be set at another hearing, scheduled for Feb. 20.
At the time he was charged, the Grammy winner was on probation in California for a 2009 attack on singer Rihanna, his then-girlfriend. As a result of the charge in Washington, a judge revoked Brown’s probation in California.
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