Paris Hilton's DUI arraignment postponed
(AP)
2006-09-28 08:48
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U.S. socialite Paris Hilton, left, walks with her friend Kim Kardashian through the crowd at the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Monday, Sept. 25, 2006.(AP)
LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton's arraignment on drunken-driving charges has been postponed to December at the request of her attorney, a spokesman for city prosecutors said Wednesday.
Hilton was originally scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on charges that she was driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level of at least 0.08 percent, said city attorney's spokesman Nick Velasquez.
It's not unusual for a first court date to be continued to a later time, he said.
The arraignment is now scheduled for Dec. 5 in Superior Court. Hilton is not required to appear.
The 25-year-old Hilton was arrested Sept. 7 after being stopped in her Mercedes-Benz SLR while, she has said, on a late-night hamburger run.
Hilton has no prior DUI arrests. If convicted, she could be sentenced to six months in jail and fined $1,000. The minimum penalty for a first-time offender is a fine, probation and alcohol-rehabilitation program.