Celebrity Justice
If Convicted, Nicole Richie is Screwed

Nicole RichieWill a sympathetic judge delay Nicole Richie's mandatory jail sentence if she's convicted? Don't get your hopes up, honey.

TMZ did some checking on the guy in the robe who will preside over her case and sentence her if she's convicted. The guy is Los Angeles County Commissioner Steven Lubell. The legal eagles who have appeared in his courtroom say he's tough and very much by the book. He will not give Richie any special treatment, and our sources say her pregnancy won't amount to squat when it comes to serving time.

Richie's trial is scheduled to begin next Wednesday. If convicted, it will be her second DUI and she'll face a minimum of five days in jail.

Lynnwood ladies -- let's get ready to rumble!



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31. 2 DUIs? Should be a minimum of 5 years.

Posted at 4:46PM on Jul 6th 2007 by whudafxup

32. ACCOUNTABILITY!
She is responsible for her recklessness and an unborn child. Nicole has had enough free rides. I do hope that the California court system keeps the pressure on these kids of the rich and famous. Lock her and young Gore up for endangering the rest of we mere mortals.

Posted at 4:36PM on Jul 6th 2007 by my opinion

33. I can't believe a young woman with the health problems that Nicole Richie has would consider getting pregnant, allow herself to get pregnant......

Surely she realizes this baby needs good nutrition to develop properly.

Posted at 4:38PM on Jul 6th 2007 by Lilarose

34. Nicole Richie laughs and giggles over going the wrong way on a freeway. She by far deserves more jail time than Paris Hilton. She does not care or realize that she put lives in danger. Who and what is she? A Hollywood monster brat. Perhaps she will care about her baby's life and behave for awhile but as for you and me? We are a joke to her and our life has no value. Nicole, Paris and Lindsay have no redeeming virtues at all.

Posted at 4:45PM on Jul 6th 2007 by susie

35. 7 years ago this August I was busted for a DUI. Months later, I became pregnant. I was 3 months preggo when the judge ordered me to do 3 months time. If I had to do it, so should everyone else!
You do the crime, you do the time. It's SIMPLE.

Posted at 4:45PM on Jul 6th 2007 by renee

36. Yeah, well judging from her current "condition", she's already been screwed! She should still go to jail, pregnant or not.

Posted at 5:05PM on Jul 6th 2007 by Flygirl

37. A five day stay for her is like a short week at a (very!) private health spa. No problem here, and no histrionics here for this girl either, I'll bet.

Posted at 5:05PM on Jul 6th 2007 by LightBulb

38. she was on david letterman, what is she supposed to do, cry?!

Posted at 4:15PM on Jul 6th 2007 by Michellaneous

..how about act contrite or would that be too much of a stretch.....?
how much laughing would she have done if she had hit someone head on....??

Posted at 5:12PM on Jul 6th 2007 by Gwen

39. #3 - MOMO-RBD - I think you're drunk or high, either that or you're about 6 yrs old & cant spell. Then again I know 6 yr olds that spell better.

Posted at 5:16PM on Jul 6th 2007 by REENIERAZ

40. Nicole, Paris and Lindsay have no redeeming virtues at all.

Posted at 4:45PM on Jul 6th 2007 by susie

... they will all end up self destructing... hopefully sooner rather than later :)

Posted at 5:19PM on Jul 6th 2007 by Sunshine

41. drinking, using drugs, facing jail time? not quite a candidate for mother of the year.

Posted at 7:28PM on Jul 6th 2007 by UncleBigBad

42. Blah Blah BLAH when are they throwing crack head Lohan in the slammer

Posted at 5:35PM on Jul 6th 2007 by erin

43. Considering the fact that Paris served 23 days for merely driving on a suspended license, I am going to be very upset if Nicole Richie gets less time than that. Nicole was driving on the wrong side of the highway and on top of that was on drugs.

Posted at 5:26PM on Jul 6th 2007 by Brittany

44. JAIL LOHAN AND ORANGE OPRAH

Posted at 5:35PM on Jul 6th 2007 by erin

45. Woh, you people are vicious and probably because you're behind a computer screen, cowards. If Nicole is really pregnant, which I cant see why she'd lie about it, because if she is going to get any preferential pregnancy treatment, I'm sure they will take their own test, but anyway, if she is pregnant do you people realize that is a BABY she is carrying?? Not a sunflower seed or whatever else you evil people refer to this unborn baby as.
I'd like to see one of you jerk--f's tell one of these Paris's or Nicole's or Lindsay's what you have to say to their face. ONLY A NEW YORKER WOULD!

Posted at 5:33PM on Jul 6th 2007 by WOW!

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