8/15/2015
Justin Bieber Cuts Deal with Prosecutors in Florida
MIAMI – Canadian singer Justin Bieber, charged in Miami with driving under the influence and resisting arrest, reached an agreement with the state attorney’s office and probably will plead guilty on Wednesday to lesser charges, media reports said.
The two parties reached an accord regarding the charges the pop star is facing, Ed Griffith, spokesman for the Miami-Dade County Office of the State Attorney, told Local 10 News, although he provided no further details about the case being heard in a Miami court, the proceedings for which have been postponed three times.
It is not expected that Bieber will appear in the court hearing on his case scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Bieber also agreed to attend an anger management course and to donate $50,000 to charity, as well as to pay the fines imposed by the court, The Miami Herald reported.
The 20-year-old Bieber’s acknowledgement of his guilt in the case will prevent a possible stay behind bars.
Bieber was arrested on Jan. 23 in Miami Beach after police detained him for driving in the wrong lane with an expired license and, allegedly, for being under the influence, as well as resisting the authorities without violence.
The singer admitted to the officers who arrested him that he had been smoking marijuana, had drunk several beers and taken several prescription medications, and – after he appeared before a judge by videoconference and posted bail – he was released a few hours later.
The toxicology report released last February showed that the Canadian artist’s blood alcohol level at the time of his arrest was under the legal limit for the state of Florida, which is 0.08 percent, while the urine analysis performed on him detected the presence of marijuana and traces of the anti-anxiety medication Xanax.
Bieber had pleaded “not guilty” to the charges facing him on Jan. 29.
The pop star’s lawyer since April 23 had requested more time and several postponements of the case to be able to examine the evidence in detail and evaluate whether his client could accept a potential agreement with prosecutors.
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Justin Bieber Cuts Deal with Prosecutors in Florida
MIAMI – Canadian singer Justin Bieber, charged in Miami with driving under the influence and resisting arrest, reached an agreement with the state attorney’s office and probably will plead guilty on Wednesday to lesser charges, media reports said.The two parties reached an accord regarding the charges the pop star is facing, Ed Griffith, spokesman for the Miami-Dade County Office of the State Attorney, told Local 10 News, although he provided no further details about the case being heard in a Miami court, the proceedings for which have been postponed three times.
It is not expected that Bieber will appear in the court hearing on his case scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Bieber also agreed to attend an anger management course and to donate $50,000 to charity, as well as to pay the fines imposed by the court, The Miami Herald reported.
The 20-year-old Bieber’s acknowledgement of his guilt in the case will prevent a possible stay behind bars.
Bieber was arrested on Jan. 23 in Miami Beach after police detained him for driving in the wrong lane with an expired license and, allegedly, for being under the influence, as well as resisting the authorities without violence.
The singer admitted to the officers who arrested him that he had been smoking marijuana, had drunk several beers and taken several prescription medications, and – after he appeared before a judge by videoconference and posted bail – he was released a few hours later.
The toxicology report released last February showed that the Canadian artist’s blood alcohol level at the time of his arrest was under the legal limit for the state of Florida, which is 0.08 percent, while the urine analysis performed on him detected the presence of marijuana and traces of the anti-anxiety medication Xanax.
Bieber had pleaded “not guilty” to the charges facing him on Jan. 29.
The pop star’s lawyer since April 23 had requested more time and several postponements of the case to be able to examine the evidence in detail and evaluate whether his client could accept a potential agreement with prosecutors.
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