Celebrity Justice
Richie to Prosecutor -- Your Drug Test on Me Stinks!

TMZ has obtained a document that holds the key to Nicole Richie's DUI defense -- she will claim the drug tests cops performed on her were bogus. Life isn't simple!
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The declaration, filed today by Shawn Chapman Holley, Nicole's lawyer, states, "Dr. Terence McGee as a defense expert ... will challenge the prosecutor's scientific evidence and the conclusions reached by the drug recognition expert."

The pregnant Richie's trial was set to begin tomorrow morning. Chapman Holley appeared before the Commissioner today and asked for a continuance until August 5, because Dr. McGee is not available until then. The commissioner ordered them back to court tomorrow to decide whether he will grant the request for a continuance.



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31. Janice - she lives in L.A. You can't be that lost and "disoriented" to drive up the wrong way on a freeway onramp and drive down the wrong side of a divided freeway. My Vicodin prescription, after my surgery, had stickers on it not to operate heavy machinery, namely a car. She freely admitted taking them. She wasn't driving down the wrong side of a double yellow line, she was on a freeway and could have hit YOU head on. Grow up.

Posted at 8:33PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Get Real

32. First the lawyer messed up, page 2 states Jayceon Terrelll Taylor AKA THE GAME
Nicole is a mess , an unfit mother , ugly and useless she needs to go to jail asap
the world not just americal loathes this girl

Posted at 8:34PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Nicole Amber

33. How can you be a celebrity for being a drunken, dopehead, no-talent hag? Oops, that question applies to 1/2 of Hollywood.

Posted at 8:37PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Raoul

34. Now we see how Nicole will try to weasel out of her DUI - The OJ WAY! That's right; instead of simply being honest & taking her lumps like a normal person, instead she's planning on wasting the courts time (and our tax money) by arguing that the blood test she took for drugs was "incorrect". Oh please...

Here's the problem with her loser lawyer's strategy: she confessed to the officer that arrested her (as she was DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE FREEWAY) that she had smoked dope & taken drugs that evening. She CONFESSED to being under the influence. Also, remember that this is NOT a jury trial; the judge will determine what will happen here. Judges are not like OJ juries; they tend to see the truth a lot more, and are less swayed by legal beagling. Bottom line - she's screwed, regardless of all the legal manuevering & manipulation. What a waste of our dollars, to have to put up with this emptyheaded pampered poodle's manuvering...

Posted at 8:39PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Nicole is a DUMBASS

35. Janis ...get your head out of ass and get some fresh air..get a clue

Posted at 8:40PM on Jul 10th 2007 by JoeyK

36. What's with the celebs hiring incompetent, unprofessional counsel? JACEYON TERRELL TAYLOR? Shoddy work, indeed.

Posted at 8:40PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Julie

37. Just cuz the cops said she confessed does not make it true.

Posted at 8:40PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Janice

38. Joey, i gotta agree with Janice (yikes!) Blacks don't get special teatment. You are ridiculous.

Posted at 8:45PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Tammy

39. I can’t find the part TMZ has outlined in the red box in the motion or supporting docs. Is it there?

If so, what does the heroin action have to do with these proceedings, other than sentencing? She was already convicted in that case as I understand it. The time to challenge the heroin case has passed – it’s outcome is only relevant to sentencing because this is not Nicole’s first drug arrest. If that is the case, this hired gun expert isn’t necessary to the trial. Am I missing something?

I can’t figure out why there hasn’t been an agreement reached in this case between the prosecutor and Nicole.

Posted at 8:53PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Atty Atty

40. Nicole is so ugly, inside and out, her ugliness should be considered a crime. but the real crime of Nicole is the fact that she probably has a druggie baby. At least if this ugly worthless bitch is in jail, she can't hurt her baby anymore than she has. Can you imagine this trashy slut raising a kid? All the people in this world who would make great parents and they are infertile, but God gives this trash a kid. Makes me sick. Now Paris will get jealous and want to pop one out of her infected hole, too. Too much.

Posted at 8:55PM on Jul 10th 2007 by texas oiler

41. I can’t figure out why there hasn’t been an agreement reached in this case between the prosecutor and Nicole. Perhaps the public outcry over Paris’ release from jail (rightfully so, in my opinion) has left prosecutors weary of cutting celebs a break, or perhaps Nicole is looking for an unreasonable deal. Who knows.

Posted at 8:55PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Atty Atty

42. Bottom line, she's Black, she's gona get off...and if she gets even one day of jail, Al HO nazi Sharpten will be screaming "racism" from the bottom of his crack smoken lungs!

HO HO HO Nicole Richie is a skank....she should be in jail right now!!

Posted at 8:58PM on Jul 10th 2007 by JoeyK

43. Who's black.? Nicole is as white as her partner in crime Paris. She was adopted folks!

Posted at 8:59PM on Jul 10th 2007 by meathead

44. 15. These disgraceful freaks that want Nicole to go to jail make me sick! what did she do that was so bad... she is a lovely thin American... I bet that people that hate her are fat.

We have a saying in my country... WIsh harm to a gentle friend because she is successful and slim and you will have your tongue ripped out by a dwarf! Please fat women get off the couch and quit hating!!!!

Posted at 8:04PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Recent Korean Immigrant and Proud to be an American
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Dear Recent Korean Immigrant,

1st off, congratulations on becoming a US citizen! Glad you decided to do it, this is a GREAT country (regardless of whether you like or dislike our leadership) and is the land of opportunity. So, good luck in making your life here a good & free one. Regarding your post, you need to know that one reason the majority of us (men & women, slim, fat & normal, successful & not) are angry at this woman is because she was arrested for taking drugs, getting into a car and driving on the WRONG side of the freeway. Regardless of whether she is slim & attractive, or fat & not attractive, she could have killed somone with her thoughtless and self centered, arrogant actions. She's been convicted of driving under the influence before, so this is not new behavior for her. Which angers the majority of people who post here even more. Also, she is attempting to get out of accepting responsibility for her actions, and avoid jail by legal denial manuevering, which is the most infuriating thing of all. For these reasons, this woman is getting blasted on this site. In my opinion, she deserves it.

If I had a daughter that did what she did, she'd have her car taken from her, and I'd cancel her insurance coverage. It's only by the grace of god that she didn't kill someone; for that, we are thankful. Richey needs to serve a long sentence in jail, to not only slap her (figuratively) in the face & let her know that she MUST be accountable for what she does, but also as a punishment for her arrogance & stupidity. If nothing else, this will keep her drugged out corpse off the roads for a while & will save lives...

Posted at 9:00PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Rebuttal

45. Lets take a poll............How much jail Time should she get?

Posted at 9:03PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Janice from jersey

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