A Los Angeles judge has refused to drop charges against Britney Spears of drive without a valid license.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James A. Steele upheld the charges at a hearing on Tuesday (September 2) in which her attorney argued that prosecutors were targeting the pop star because she is a celebrity.
Steele disagreed, locution she was correctly charged because she'd been driving without a valid California license later on being a resident of the state for 17 months. California law requires application for a state license inside 10 days of becoming a resident.
The charges stem from an incident in 2007 in which Spears hit a parked railway car and left without notifying the proprietor. She was originally cited for tip-and-run and driving without a license, merely the hit-and-run charges were dropped.
The judge's latest opinion means the pop star will likely go to trial in October, reports the Associated Press.
--By our Los Angeles staff.
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