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PARIS HILTON PLEADS GUILTY TO COCAINE POSSESSION ? CALIFORNIA HEALTH & SAFETY CODE SECTION 11350, PENAL CODE SECTION 148(A)(1)

By Walin & Klarich

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On September 20, 2010, Paris Hilton pled guilty to possessing cocaine and for lying to a police officer about it. Hilton was arrested after a small bag containing the cocaine fell out of her purse in the presence of a police officer. She told the officer that the cocaine did not belong to her. Hilton was charged with felony possession of cocaine, but by admitting possession, she was allowed to plead to a lesser possession charge. According to the terms of her plea, she must serve a year of probation, complete a drug program, pay a $2,000 fine, and complete 200 hours of community service. In California, under Penal Code section 11350(a), cocaine possession is a felony. However, a person convicted of drug possession may be eligible for an alternate to imprisonment under Penal Code section 1000 or Proposition 36...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on September 20, 2010 (boomark / email).