Is this girl lucky or what? Yesterday, a judge declared a mistrial in Britney Spears' driving-without-a-license case, sparing the pop star a criminal record, reports The Associated Press. How she's managed thus far not to have one is, quite frankly, beyond us. 
Even after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Steele permitted prosecution and defense attorneys to make additional closing arguments Tuesday morning, the jury's deadlock couldn't be broken.
The jury's final vote was 10-2 in favor of acquittal. A city prosecutor didn't immediately indicate whether a retrial would be sought, but a later hearing was scheduled to determine whether the case would be pursued. 
The jury posed a series of questions. Among them, "Why was she stopped in the first place?" Interestingly, there wasn't a real traffic stop that precipitated the case; Spears was cited for hit-and-run and driving without a valid California license later, after video of the accident surfaced. Defense argued that Spears didn't meet the state's residency requirements, and that her Louisiana license was sufficient for her to drive legally. 
After a series of horrendous public meltdowns, it seems that the pop tart's priority of late is on her music career. Thankfully. 
No comments:
Post a Comment