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Paris Hilton sentenced to 45 days in jail
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Too bad she didn't get 90 days.
I was struck by this statement: She maintained she was unaware her license was suspended and thought she was allowed to drive for work purposes.
If she was aware that she was "allowed to drive for work" then wouldn't that, by default, mean that she she was aware that she was driving with a suspended license?
REDDOGTWO
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Well well well. About damn time! Maybe she will grow up!
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No it means she would have had a restricted to work only license. Or a resticted use license. Not sure of the legal term anymore but it is diffrent.
Mike I know that there are "restricted" licenses to allow people to drive back and forth to work. But I think you might have missed my point. My point was that if she knew (she admitted it in court) that she had a restricted license of some sort, then she was obviously aware that she was on some sort of suspension/restriction. . . bear in mind she was arrested in September, and the probation violation was in January.
Gatorboy
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Does she work?
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Gatorboy: Yes believe it or not she does work if you can call it that. B_Skurka: Sorry Bob, I did miss your point. Still not 100% better from the Flu. The Judge seems to also agree with you.
Junkman
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According to this article, she could be out in as little as 5 days if they apply the 10% rule to her sentence. If I were the warden, I would make those the 5 worse days of her life doing every menial task that there is to do in jail. I wouldn't make it "cruel and unusual" but I would make it difficult for her, such as cleaning toilets, etc. The type of work that she has never done before in her short life.
Hilton May Only Serve Half Her Sentence
May 10, 6:27 PM EST
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Paris Hilton may spend far less than 45 days in county jail for violating probation because of state policies and jail overcrowding, authorities said Thursday.
Hilton, sentenced last week to do the time, could spend three weeks or less behind bars because of a state requirement that grants inmates time off for good behavior and because of overcrowding in the system, Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said.
"It's possible that it could be 21 days, 23 days. It's a complicated formula that the state sets down. It's possible that she could do less time," Whitmore said.
As for overcrowding, "our jail is bursting at the seams" and some women inmates have been released after serving only 10 percent of their sentence, Whitmore said.
Last year, "Lost" actress Michelle Rodriguez was sentenced to 60 days in jail for violating probation after her drunken driving arrest in Hawaii. She was released in hours because of overcrowding.
Hilton's time will be determined when she is booked into the county system, Whitmore said.
She will not receive any favors because she is a celebrity, he added.
"She's going to be treated like any other low-level security risk."
A call to Hilton's publicist seeking comment was not immediately returned.
Hilton, 26, was sentenced last week for violating the terms of her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. A judge ordered her to report to the women's jail in Lynwood by June 5.
Hilton intends to appeal and her fans have posted a petition on the Internet urging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon her.
Hilton May Only Serve Half Her Sentence
May 10, 6:27 PM EST
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Paris Hilton may spend far less than 45 days in county jail for violating probation because of state policies and jail overcrowding, authorities said Thursday.
Hilton, sentenced last week to do the time, could spend three weeks or less behind bars because of a state requirement that grants inmates time off for good behavior and because of overcrowding in the system, Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said.
"It's possible that it could be 21 days, 23 days. It's a complicated formula that the state sets down. It's possible that she could do less time," Whitmore said.
As for overcrowding, "our jail is bursting at the seams" and some women inmates have been released after serving only 10 percent of their sentence, Whitmore said.
Last year, "Lost" actress Michelle Rodriguez was sentenced to 60 days in jail for violating probation after her drunken driving arrest in Hawaii. She was released in hours because of overcrowding.
Hilton's time will be determined when she is booked into the county system, Whitmore said.
She will not receive any favors because she is a celebrity, he added.
"She's going to be treated like any other low-level security risk."
A call to Hilton's publicist seeking comment was not immediately returned.
Hilton, 26, was sentenced last week for violating the terms of her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. A judge ordered her to report to the women's jail in Lynwood by June 5.
Hilton intends to appeal and her fans have posted a petition on the Internet urging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon her.