[Looming Jail Time] Chris Brown is under criminal battery investigation

Chris Brown is under criminal battery investigation.

Remember that brawl between Chris and Frank Ocean last January outside a recording studio?  Law enforcement revealed shortly after the incident the case was closed, but it has been found out that's not the case.

It was learned the L.A. County D.A.'s Office has an active file and is deciding whether to prosecute Brown for battery.

It's interesting ... because Ocean never formally pressed charges.  Nonetheless ... the case is under review.

It's possible the Brown/Ocean incident could come up today at Brown's probation review hearing.  Brown is supposed to be in court, and the judge could raise the issue because Chris was ordered to obey all laws.

Meanwhile, Brown is also being investigated for an alleged hit-and-run. codewit