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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76. Yeah.. start something awful by badgering the police and challenging judge as incompetent fools and evil arrest and try you first.. Nicole? Isn't that really smart..? I guess this mature couple must be taking genius pills or something.. because the police and Judge will just give up and fearfully run home crying for their mommies now!!

Posted at 11:22PM on Jul 10th 2007 by u kno it

77. Boring and ordinary...

Posted at 11:28PM on Jul 10th 2007 by web jones

78. Witnesses calling in and reporting her wrong way flight and self-confession to drug taking will not be counted either.. if she stands firm and scares the judge and police with her gall and daring, for sure. har har.. Boy she's hardcore and a scamp for punishment! And the rest of her life will be lived in misery and fear of being caught again, once she riles up police with her cruel accusations. A target here..

Posted at 11:33PM on Jul 10th 2007 by fun-fun

79. fun-fun - i agree, and i smell a plea deal here - unless she signed something, her 'confession' won't be admitted. if people called her in to 911, unless they signed charges (or in most states, a complaint) against her, that won't stick either. so unless she admitts to eating some poppy bagels or something, who knows.... i think they'll plea tomorrow for some reason

Posted at 11:37PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Shelly

80. I love me some Nicole baby!

That picture of Nicole on the header is adorable! Her angelic little face, sexy skin color and trade mark hair over one eye look!

Posted at 12:18AM on Jul 11th 2007 by Brink

81. Go to jail simpleton slut.

Posted at 12:21AM on Jul 11th 2007 by meltz911

82. Let's see she was found driving the WRONG W AY on the freeway in DECEMBER. She got ticketed then, she knew damn freakin' well that her court dates were coming up, but her & her lawyers waited til JUNE 18 (less than a MONTH before her court date) to see IF her "expert" was available. Then they have the freakin' nerve to ask for a continuance, AFTER ALREADY HAVING CONTINUANCES. Whatta crock of BS!!! I'm GLAD that the judge said NO! I hope he continues to say NO! She needs to face the music & ASAP!!!

My hubby was in an accident over the weekend & I've already got most of the work done. According to the ticket, we have til the July 27th, but I want to be sure everything is done by the 17th at the latest! I want to have everything done in a timely manner just in case something else is required. Oh, wait...we're not a "celebrities", so the laws actually DO apply to us!

People like Nicole, Paris & Lindsay better thank their lucky goddamn stars I'm not a judge! Cause unless they were in the hospital or on their deathbeds they wouldn't get a single continuance from me! If you do the crime, you'll do the time WITHOUT ANY DELAYS! Cause I don't think it's right when you are busted for DUI, get a court date, go out & party your a$$ off & then ask for continuance after continuance. That is pure & utter BULL$#I+!!! Meanwhile she goes on living like she's hasn't done a damn thing wrong. Whatta SPOILED LITTLE RICH BITCH!!!

And why would she need a "drug recognition expert"?!!! She freely admitted she smoke pot & took Vicodin. SPARE ME!!!! I may have been born in the early morning, but it wasn't this morning! MAy her words come back to haunt her bony ass!!!

Posted at 12:25AM on Jul 11th 2007 by glynne64

83. Nicole, you and a race dog have track records, so stop the nonsense against the test, find another loophole.

Posted at 12:40AM on Jul 11th 2007 by Nicole, you and a race dog have track records

84. wow what is happening to parents in america? i don't have alot of money but i taught my daughters values and respect.they are going through college and it's hard, sometimes they call and don't have enough money for food, i send it to them and then don't eat that much myself. but in the end i will be prouder of them than what i see of these girls. i think it's really sad

Posted at 12:45AM on Jul 11th 2007 by Mary

85. wow, to end up driving on the wrong side of the road...I have a theory on it.
In my days, I have taken loads of vicodin and smoked the most pot together along with other stuff and never drove on the wrong side of the road. The only thing that has ever made me do that is hypoglycemia meaning having a sudden drop in sugar levels. Because of all the dieting and diet pills, she probably suffers from it and that would sound like a more likely reason to me for being that disoriented. Either way, she admitted drug use and no matter how some feel about it, it is still illegal.

Posted at 12:57AM on Jul 11th 2007 by flyinskyler

86. YIKes !!!


sOMEONE protect that " Unborn chILD "


Posted at 1:38AM on Jul 11th 2007 by Wisdom and observation tells it ALL

87. What happened to her "I will accept responsibility for my actions " ????? Like Paris, that sure went out the window quick ! Now trying her best to get out of it, so much for accountability.........lmao... since Paris was sent to jail, NO WAY is she going to get out of this one......I don't think LA wants another outpour of public opinions after the Paris ordeal..............(if she doesn't get jail time)..........

Posted at 2:20AM on Jul 11th 2007 by Surprise again

88. CLUES ABOUT HER STRATEGY ARE GATHERING:

SHE'S PAID THROUGH THE NOSE - PUN INTENDED - FOR An "expert" TO CHALLENGE WHAT DRUG THE COPS SAY THEY FOUND IN HER BLOOD - THAT MEANS THEY FOUND SOMETHING BAD - WORSE THAN POT AND PILLS.

add to this her statement to police that she had taken vicodin (which is crap since a "recovering" heroin addict wouldn't get a buzz OR pain relief from such a weak opiate.)

not to sound like a smart ass but i saw this coming a mile away.

when she was stopped by the cops she knew she was in trouble and about to be drug tested - she needed a story. junkies ALWAYS have stories: hers was pot and vicodin.

as an experienced opiate user, she knew that if they did a standard 5 panel drug test she'd test positive for an opiate - but she also knew that the standard test couldn't say WHICH opiate.

vicodin, heroin etc - they all turn to morphine in the brain.

BITCH IS STILL ON THE HORSE/ HEROIN (AND ENOUGH COCAINE TO KILL A VILLAGE) - and she told the cops it was vicodin because, if that was true her only crime would be that she had taken a controlled substance without prescription.

She's going to say it wasn't heroin in her blood - it was vicodin.

Once again proving that she is a totally petulant child who wouldn't know taking responsibility for her actions if she shot it from a syringe into her junkie arm.

Posted at 2:24AM on Jul 11th 2007 by NARC

89. 71. I am the average American. It is painfully obvious to me and everyone else that Nicole Ritchie is going to jail just because she's black. This horrible racism that goes on all throughout our country must be stopped. I think that Nicole Ritchie is living proof that black is beautiful and I hope that we will see past the kind of anti-Semitic racism that sent a crying Paris Hilton to the LA County jail.

Posted at 10:21PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Homey Jay
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Dear "Homey Jay",

It's time to wake up, bubba, and stop being such a moron. "It is painfully obvious to me and everyone else that Nicole Ritchie is going to jail just because she's black"? That's so moronic, I don't even know where to start. But, gotta start somewhere. First off, she's not black; she's of mixed blood. And, she looks more white than my norwegian sister. So, your "she's black & being persecuted" arguement doesn't hold a drop of water. Second, since when do you speak for anyone besides yourself? Were you elected the "voice of the people"? I doubt it; I think the people would want someone with more brain cells. Thirdly, she's not going to jail. Not yet, if at all. She has not been judged yet. However, IF she is found guilty after undergoing a trial, and IF she is sentenced to jail, then she will be going to jail because she stupidly thought that the law did not apply to her, that she could get caught for driving under the influence FOR THE 2ND TIME (yes, she has a past DUI conviction), THIS TIME DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, by the way, & her "celebrity status" would protect her. If she's sentenced to jail, maybe she'll finally understand that the law applies to her too; she's not above it. Maybe she'll actually grow up & learn to be accountable for what she does.

Now, let's take a look at the 2nd part of your moronic posting. "I think that Nicole Ritchie is living proof that black is beautiful and I hope that we will see past the kind of anti-Semitic racism that sent a crying Paris Hilton to the LA County jail"? Let me think about that one... Nope, no sale. Nicole ritchie is living proof that anyone can be a self centered, arrogant little party princess, who thinks she's better than everyone else & is above the law if given enough money & no adult supervision, regardless of race. Anti-semetic racism against Paris Hilton? Funny; I was unaware that Paris Hilton is jewish; maybe it's because she isn't. In her trial and subsequent sentencing, the issue of her religion was not brought up even once. So, how could she have suffered "anti-semitic racism" (which by the way, is moronic because you're confusing religion & race in the same tirade) if she's not semitic? How? She couldn't have. So, again, your posting is unintelligent, barely literate & moronic at best; use your brain next time; that's the stuff inside your head, in case you didn't know...

In conclusion, your posting is laughable, lacking in any intellect and just ridiculous. You need to actually think before you post here; it'll be a lot less embarrassing for you later on. The United Negro College Fund once ran a campaign with the slogan "A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste". In your case, "A Mind is a Terrible Thing..."

Posted at 2:46AM on Jul 11th 2007 by What a BONEHEAD

90. Thanks #97, I for one appreciate your logic, and I completely agree with you. I wish there were more intelligent people participating here on these forums. I cringe when I here things like, "oh what about her baby", and they completely ignore the real issue.

BTW, I think the whole baby thing is just another gimic in the bag of tricks. Personally, I think she would have aborted it by now & it would be a non-issue had it not been come at a most convenient time. And I'm certain that she will have a convenient miscarriage when the time permits after this whole court thing is over.

I would love to hear your opinion on that!

Posted at 2:55AM on Jul 11th 2007 by wolabear

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