Pete Doherty given suspended jail term
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Rocker Pete Doherty was on Friday handed a suspended jail sentence for a string of drug and motoring offences, just two days after vowing to turn over a new leaf.
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A British judge sentenced George Michael on Friday to 100 hours of community service and banned him from driving for two years for driving under the influence of drugs. Michael, whose real name is George Panayiotou, pleaded guilty May 8 to a charge of driving while unfit through drugs.
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A Greek court Monday gave a former Irish  priest a suspended 12-month jail sentence and a 3,000 euro fine  for pushing a leading Olympic marathon runner off the road, a  court source said.
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Pete Doherty, former frontman of the acclaimed British rock group the Libertines, escaped jail when he was given a four-month suspended sentence for possession of a switchblade knife.
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A man is given a suspended jail term for ignoring an order banning him from his home town.
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A magistrate on Monday deferred   sentencing rock singer Pete Doherty on a string of drug   offences, although the Babyshambles frontman could still be   jailed for up to six months.
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A judge warns the singer Pete Doherty to go into rehab or face being sentenced for his latest drug offences.
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British rocker Pete Doherty smiled and hugged fans outside court on Monday after a judge ruled he will not serve jail time for possession of drugs including heroine and crack cocaine. District Judge Jane McIvor ordered the 27-year-old Babyshambles singer to pay $1,525 in fines and court costs and forbade him from driving for four months.
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Pete Doherty has canceled a concert and is returning to treatment in a drug rehabilitation clinic, his tour's concert promoter said Friday.
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A magistrate on Monday deferred sentencing rock singer Pete Doherty on a string of drug offences, although the Babyshambles frontman could still be jailed for up to six
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Singer Pete Doherty has canceled the rest of a British tour with his band Babyshambles to give himself more time to recover from his drug addiction treatment, his spokesman said on Saturday.
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Pete Doherty was charged Thursday with seven counts of possessing drugs including cocaine and diamorphine, police said.
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After   praising his songwriting prowess, a London judge on Monday ordered the   Babyshambles singer to spend additional time at a drug rehabilitation   facility in lieu of jail for a litany of drug-possession charges.
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Rock star Pete Doherty, arrested after a disturbance at a London hotel, was freed on bail on Friday when he appeared in court on charges of robbery and blackmail, his lawyer said.
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A magistrate on Monday deferred  sentencing rock singer Pete Doherty on a string of drug  offences, although the Babyshambles frontman could still be  jailed for up to six months.
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Boy George won&#039;t be going to jail. But the former Culture Club singer got a scolding from a judge Monday for not complying with the terms of his sentence on a drug charge.
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Actor Tom Sizemore is sent to jail for 16 months for violating his probation in connection with a drugs charge.