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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Britney Spears' legal team has rejected a plea deal in the pop star's driver's license case, and as a result, Britney's case will soon be in the hands her peers.
Britney's invalid license case will go before a jury on Oct. 15, after her attorney, Michael Flanagan, turned down the prosecution's offer of a $150 fine and 12 months probation.
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"A misdemeanor is a criminal offense and I will not plead to one," Flanagan told Access Hollywood. "This [case] is a tremendous waste of time."
Flanagan noted that Britney would not be required to appear in court, and didn't expect her to be there.
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The charge against Britney stems from an August 2007 incident in which the starlet was videotaped as she bumped another vehicle while parking her Mercedes-Benz. She left -- without leaving a note -- after looking over the damage to her car from the fender-bender.
The owner of the other vehicle later filed a police report and
Britney was charged a month later with misdemeanor hit-and-run and
driving without a valid license.
The hit-and-run charges were dismissed in October 2007 after Spears
paid an undisclosed sum to the owner.
Flanagan has said that Spears was driving with a Louisiana license that was valid because she owns homes in that state.
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"The max you could get is six months in jail, but I've never seen it," Flanagan added after Wednesday's hearing.
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SolDIEr gIRlshe is trying to get back to old days ,and i think she gonna do it , but just needs some time for that . dont get at her like hell till that time !!! good luck britney !report abuseposted October 9, 2008 10:37 AM PDT
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DARKNINJAI HOPE THEY THROW EVERY BOOK THEY CAN FIND AT HER SKANKY, NON-DRIVING, KID NEGLECTING, DRUNK ASS, NO-TALENTED, WANNA-BE-IMPORTANT TO THE WORLD, RAT %@!*# ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!report abuseposted October 9, 2008 10:12 AM PDT
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CrisOMG, please! Leave the girl alone. I'll bet with a little digging we could find thousands of people who drove without a license that were merely fined , even in this judges court room. Not to mention relatives of tons of regular people with contacts in this court that were let off. Give her a break!!report abuseposted October 9, 2008 9:56 AM PDT
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Al!ceI actually feel bad for Britney. She's just trying to get back on her feet (though I'm not sure how successful she'll be in having a new career) and she's still being put down for things she did way back when. D: Good luck Brit!report abuseposted October 9, 2008 9:47 AM PDT
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N2NThey need to drop this mess and deal with more serious issues. She can't be too stupid, she's worth over 100 million, and so far no one has beaten her out of any of it!report abuseposted October 9, 2008 9:33 AM PDT
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MellyI bet her IQ is super lowreport abuseposted October 9, 2008 9:14 AM PDT
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martiThis is a past event when she was not well and being drugged by her manager. She is a new person and is taking responsibility for past mistakes.report abuseposted October 9, 2008 8:43 AM PDT
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jbHope her legal team hasn't just thrown her under a bus. Although, if the hit and run case was dismissed, the invalid license should've been let off as an low-grade misdemeanor. Pay a fine and get it over with....why waste the tax payer's money by selecting a jury over a stupid case like "invalid license". Duh.report abuseposted October 9, 2008 8:34 AM PDT
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G-boiAll you people are just hating on britney......all of you are just jealous and you know you are.....people are just finding new ways to destroy her career....if she didn't have enough already!!!! Besides if you dont even care about Britney then why are you even reading news about her!!!! Stupid people!!!report abuseposted October 9, 2008 8:33 AM PDT
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MERSADEZBRITTANY SPEARS YOUR TRYIN TO GET BACK ON TRACK KEEP THE GOOD WORK UP AND I LOVE YOU ALWAYS .....# 1 FANreport abuseposted October 9, 2008 8:32 AM PDT
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