|
George Michael Pleads Not
Guilty To DUI Charge
 10
Jan 2007- London- Pop star George Michael pleaded innocent Wednesday to
charges of being unfit to drive and possessing marijuana, following on the night
he was found passed out in his car.
Michael, 43, who was referred to by his birth name George Panayiotou, was not in
court, and the pleas were entered by his attorney, Keima Payton.
Judge Katherine Marshall provisionally set a trial date for April 23, but Payton
said blood samples taken from Michael on the night of his arrest were not legal,
meaning the trial should be scrapped.
"Are you saying
prosecution should not take place because it is unfair?" Marshall asked.
"Indeed," Payton said.
Arguments were set for March 7 to discuss whether the blood sample taken from
Michael was inadmissible. The judge excused Michael's attendance for that
hearing, too.
Michael was arrested Sept. 30 after motorists reported that his Mercedes was
blocking traffic in north London.
|
