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Prosecutors Dismiss Case Against Britney Spears Following Mistrial in Her Driving Without a Valid License Case

By Altman & Altman

Prosecutors say that they are dismissing the criminal case against Britney Spears, who was charged with driving without a valid license. The news comes after a mistrial was declared in her case on Tuesday, following a jury deadlock of 10-2 in favor of acquitting the pop star. The case is related to a motor vehicle crash in August 2007 involving Spears and another vehicle in Los Angeles. At the time of the crash, Spears reportedly was not driving with a valid California driver?s license. She was, however, carrying a valid Louisiana driver?s license. A misdemeanor hit-and-run charge against Spears for the accident was dropped last year. While the defense argued that Louisiana was the singer?s place of residence when the crash occurred, the prosecution argued that Spears should have been driving with a California driver?s license because Los Angeles is her permanent home...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on October 21, 2008 (boomark / email).