Paris Hilton sentenced to 45 days in jail

[LaiSteve66]

Paris Hilton sentenced to 45 days in jail

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LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in county jail Friday for violating her probation, putting the brakes on the hotel heiress's famous high life.

Hilton, who parlayed her name and relentless partying into worldwide notoriety, must go to jail by June 5.

She will not be allowed any work release, furloughs, use of an alternative jail or electronic monitoring in lieu of jail, Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer ruled after a hearing.

The judge, saying "there's no doubt she knew her license had been suspended," ruled that she was in violation of the terms of her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

"I'm very sorry, and from now on I'm going to pay complete attention to everything. I'm sorry, and I did not do it on purpose at all," she told the judge before he announced the sentence.

She was then ordered to report to a women's jail in suburban Lynwood by the set date or face 90 days behind bars. The judge's ruling excluded her from paying to serve time in a jail of her choice, as some violators are allowed to do.

As a city prosecutor said during closing arguments that Hilton deserved jail time, Hilton's mother, Kathy, laughed. When the judge ruled, Kathy Hilton then blurted out: "May I have your autograph?"

Paris Hilton was among a series of witnesses who took the stand during the hearing. She testified she believed her license was initially suspended for 30 days and that she was allowed to drive for work purposes during the next 90 days.

She said that when an officer who stopped her in January made her sign a document stating her license was suspended, she thought he was mistaken and did not actually look at the document.

Also called to the stand was Hilton's spokesman, Elliot Mintz. Hilton and her attorneys characterized Mintz as a liaison between Hilton and her lawyers.

Mintz testified that to his knowledge Hilton did not drive during the 30-day period. He said he then advised her that he believed her license was no longer suspended.

The judge called Mintz's testimony worthless and expressed disbelief at Hilton's excuse.

"I can't believe that either attorney did not tell her that the suspension had been upheld," the judge said. "She wanted to disregard everything that was said and continue to drive no matter what."

Hilton looked forward and didn't speak to news media as she left court with her mother.

When a reporter asked what she thought of the judge's decision, a visibly angry Kathy Hilton responded: "What do you think? This is pathetic and disgusting, a waste of taxpayer money with all this nonsense. This is a joke."

Defense attorney Howard Weitzman said he would appeal.

"I'm shocked, I'm surprised and really disheartened in the system that I've worked in for close to 40 years," Weitzman said.

He said the sentence was "uncalled for, inappropriate and bordered on the ludicrous."

"I think she's singled out because of who she is," Weitzman said.

Hilton had arrived at the Metropolitan Courthouse 10 minutes late and ignored screams of photographers as she swept in with her attorneys, mother and father, Rick Hilton.

The celebrity case brought an unusual scene to the austere courthouse south of downtown in a commercial area. As if at a red carpet event, dozens of photographers and reporters lined up at the rear entrance. Yellow police tape substituted for velvet ropes.

String of traffic violations

Hilton, 26, pleaded no contest in January to reckless driving stemming from a Sept. 7 arrest in Hollywood. Police said she appeared intoxicated and failed a field sobriety test. She had a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent, the level at which an adult driver is in violation of the law.

She was sentenced to 36 months' probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines.

Two other traffic stops and failure to enroll in a mandated alcohol education program are what landed the socialite back in court.

On January 15, Hilton was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol. Officers informed her that she was driving on a suspended license and she signed a document acknowledging that she was not to drive, according to papers filed in Superior Court.

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies stopped Hilton on February 27 and charged her with violating her probation. Police said she was pulled over about 11 p.m. after authorities saw the car speeding with its headlights off.

Mintz said at the time Hilton wasn't aware her license was suspended. A copy of the document Hilton signed on January 15 was found in the car's glove compartment, court papers say.

Hilton was also required to enroll in an alcohol education program by February 12. As of April 17, she had not enrolled, prosecutors said.

Hilton, heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune, first gained notoriety for her hard partying as a teen. She attracted worldwide attention when a sex tape she made with a boyfriend was released on the Internet.

She stars in the reality-TV series "The Simple Life," now in its fifth season, with Nicole Richie. She appeared in the 2005 film "House of Wax" and recently finished filming "The Hottie and the Nottie." She also is a handbag designer and has a namesake perfume.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/04/paris.hilton.ap/index.html

[Banana]

Po-ta-owned.

[eos]

PUHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH......i hate this bitch.

[USCTrojanzNo1]

Now here's someone who DOES deserve to go to jail. If she was convicted of a DUI offense once, I probably would've been mercilful. But she's shown such a blatant and systematic disregard for the law that sadly for her, jailtime may be the only thing that will wake her up.

[Yeahman]

She should've been allowed to pay a $1 million fine instead. I'd rather the public make money off her.

[achtungbaby]

That's hot.

Come on. 45 days in jail? Give me a break.

[mr. x]

She should've been allowed to pay a $1 million fine instead. I'd rather the public make money off her.

No see that's the problem, a million is jack all to her, and to me too, they'll probably just put into shocks for a bridge I never use

This however I think we can all enjoy

[CBC guy]

I don't know why some ppl find her hot. I find her disgusting to be honest.

But LOL at her arrest.

[VV o n g B a]

No see that's the problem, a million is jack all to her, and to me too, they'll probably just put into shocks for a bridge I never use

This however I think we can all enjoyi think the million is more useful. 45 days in jail isn't gonna change 26 yrs of spoiled bratness. she'll prolly find some way to gain street cred off of this b/c it just adds to her badgirl persona.

[sageb1]

She was sentence 36 months' probation & alcohol education.

She probably only paid the $1500 fine.

If she doesn't report to the Lynnwood jail, then she will become a criminal on the lam if she absconds.

We should sic the Dog on Paris.

Even so, the judge should have allowed a negotiation where she had to make a PSA declaring that driving under the infuence is NOT HOT.

When I looked at her myspace site, she not only posted that her #1 fan is protesting to Gov. Arnie not ONCE but 4 times!!!!!!

So I emailed her and told her in one sentence to do her time.

Be prepared for June 4 when Paris will skip the country, maybe for Canada.

BTW 36 month probation means license suspended for 36 months, not 30 days, not 90 days.

[eos]

^so she herself is protesting to the governor 4 times?

[sageb1]

Here's Paris' new home: http://www.lasd.org/divisions/correctional/crdf/index.html

http://www.lasd.org/divisions/correctional/crdf/crdf_sm.jpg

The judge chose to punish Paris in this fashion because the two times she was caught showed danger to other people especially driving at night without lights.

As well, she hasn't acknowledge her drinking problem or made any attempt to moderate her drinking.

In fact, her influence on Britney Spears helped lead Britney to a rehab centre.

This lady aint any social drinker: she's toxic.

Why do you think Lindsay Lohan calls her a "c*nt"?

[Faithless]

Celebrity DUI's (http://www.totaldui.com/celebrity_dui_spotlight.htm).

That's why there our heroes. :frown:

[USCTrojanzNo1]

Celebrity DUI's (http://www.totaldui.com/celebrity_dui_spotlight.htm).

That's why there our heroes. :frown:

You can add Ty Pennington (host of Extreme Makeover) to that list.

At least he apologized for it.

Sad thing is that the list of those who committed DUI run the gamut from actors and sports figures to prominent politicians, educators, and lawyers.

[Faithless]

If anything good comes out of the PH sentencing, it's that maybe they'll hold more celebs to this.

I like how the entertainment shows are just making fun of her. Good for business one day, and yesterday's news the next.

Jimmy Kimmel, I think, did a skit, where they had these court room sketches of her nude on the witness stand. :rolleyes:

[SunWuKong]

In fact, her influence on Britney Spears helped lead Britney to a rehab centre.

This lady aint any social drinker: she's toxic.

hahhah

[Adaon]

I love her phrase usage. (".....Cruel and Unwarranted....")

The typical wording is unusual, blondie. :rolleyes:

[mr. x]

well, when Marc Rich was pardoned by Clinton he called it a "humanitarian act"

her wording was probably closer to

"not hot"

[Faithless]

I don't think this has a remote chance, but can you imagine if Governor Arnie-baby pardoned princess Hilton?

Is she just arrogant enough to believe she has a chance that way, or does she have something on him? :rolleyes:

Paris Hilton Asks for Schwarzenegger Pardon (http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20038172,00.html)

TUESDAY MAY 08, 2007 02:00 PM EDT UPDATED | By Stephen M. Silverman and Pete Norman

Paris Hilton is now part of a grass-roots campaign to keep her out of jail.

In a message that went up Monday on her MySpace page and reported in the New York Post, the hotel heiress writes (in her own spelling): "My friend Joshua started this petition, please help and sihn it. i LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!"

The petition, directed to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, asks that Hilton be pardoned from her sentence of 45 days in jail for violating the terms of her probation by driving with a suspended license. The punishment was handed down in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday. An appeal has been filed.

"I urge all fans and supporters and all that are outraged by injustice to sign this petition," writes Hilton.

The petition, which had more than 900 signatures by Tuesday morning, urges the California actor-turned-governor to pardon Hilton because she provides "beauty and excitement to (most of) our otherwise mundane lives."

Meanwhile, the governor's office hasn't reviewed the petition but has received e-mails from constituents both for and against a gubernatorial pardon, Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear told the Associated Press Tuesday.

...

[applehead]

oh great so when she gets out she can
publish her 'journal from behind the bars.'
and make more money.

[rice cracker]

Wow, 900 whole signatures on that petition?

[kasia]

45 days is really light for driving on a suspended license while you are on probation for DUI. on top of that, she's only going to do 10-20% because the LA sheriff's are releasing non-violent offenders early because the jails are crowded. if she surrenders on a friday - when it gets super crowded, she'll probably get out over the weeknd. and why the hell can't she just do house arrest? this is a publicity stunt. my clients get remanded to jail immediately sometimes when they are late to court.

[sageb1]

I sent a second message to Paris Hilton and reminded her that she needs t o go to AA and to jail.

Then I was tempted to also give her directions to the Lynwood women's jail and a Google map URL.

But I figure if she hasn't by now gotten the message, then it's harrassment to show her how to get to where she's going.

News so far is her mom is trying to figure out if they can turn this into a reality-TV show.

[sageb1]

If you want Paris to do her time, vote here:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/holdparishiltonaccountablenow/

[sageb1]

If you look at Free PH petition, it's all empty signatures.

If you look at Jail PH petition, it has legitimate signatures.

This Free PH petition is FAKE.

[mr. x]

I want an honest to God, NOT online petition that will extend her sentence.

I'm confident Arnie won't do it, least I hope not. I mean he may be part of the Hollywood circle but he owes her nothing. I don't think anyone would look favorably upon him pardoning her. 12 year old attention whores can't and wouldn't vote

[sageb1]

Now the Paris Hilton myspace site has the petition information removed!!!

Last blog entry is back in February 2007. My guess is, her faithful fan is FAKE too!

Proof that the Free PH petition was another ploy to keep her name in the news.

[SunWuKong]

we should start an online petition to request for double the time she was told to serve.

[LaiSteve66]

People on youtube are telling her to have fun in jail:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzy3evjU_bA

[eos]

HAHAHHAH.....one of those trashy tabloid shows was saying how she's so scared and crying cuz she's gonna be among "hardened criminals"....bitch, please. 45 days?

[TB4000]

HAHAHHAH.....one of those trashy tabloid shows was saying how she's so scared and crying cuz she's gonna be among "hardened criminals"....bitch, please. 45 days?

You can do that standing on your head, huh? We all know the mean streets of Chi-town is more hardcore than any prison she'll be going to.

[Tao]

HAHAHHAH.....one of those trashy tabloid shows was saying how she's so scared and crying cuz she's gonna be among "hardened criminals"....bitch, please. 45 days?

....ummm dude, i got two words for ya. anal fisting. i dunno bout you, but id be pissin my pants if i were her right now.

[deez nuts]

....ummm dude, i got two words for ya. anal fisting. i dunno bout you, but id be pissin my pants if i were her right now.

ramone loves it. fistful of crisco!

[Deadpool]

http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com/pics/an_elf_skeleton.jpg

Nicle Ritchie is upset. She wants to let you guys know that yall should stop making fun of her bestest friend Paris

[USCTrojanzNo1]

http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com/pics/an_elf_skeleton.jpg

Nicle Ritchie is upset. She wants to let you guys know that yall should stop making fun of her bestest friend Paris

That's not Nicole Richie.






























That's Lara Flynn Boyle.

[eos]

wow....you guys all seem to think i will allow myself to be intimidated and tortured inside. i'm very disappointed.

[kimpossible]

I've beeb waiting on a statement from the Sheriff's office regarding her lodging and sentence.

hu May 17, 11:39 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton will only be jailed for 23 days of a 45-day sentence for a driving offence and will be held separately from other inmates, officials said on Thursday.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has decided it will cut the 26-year-old's sentence after reviewing the case and giving her credit for good behavior.

Spokesman Steve Whitmore said she would also be kept in a special needs housing unit.

"This was decided because of her high profile," Whitmore told Reuters. "She will do fine if she follows the rules."

Hilton's troubles began in September when the socialite and reality TV star was arrested for drunken driving.

In January, she pleaded no contest -- the equivalent of a guilty plea -- and was sentenced to three years' probation and had her license suspended.

But in February she was pulled over for driving without headlights and was found to be driving on a suspended license. Earlier this month, a shocked and tearful Hilton was sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating her probation by driving on a suspended license.

Hilton, who has been ordered to report to prison by June 5, has said the punishment was too harsh and vowed to appeal, with her backers asking California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon her.

[sageb1]

23 days is not harsh.

She'll be in the special needs unit with the mentally challenged women prisoners, who won't be a threat to her. They probably wouldn't even be aware she is a celebrity due to cognitive deficits caused by medication.

[CBC guy]

If I were the judge, I would have made an example of her, put her in jail for at least a year with the most hardened criminals. (Then be bribed by Hilton's family or whatever and take the bribe, then sentence her to jail for a year anyways so I keep the money AND get the satisfaction of seeing her in jail.) :biggrin: :wink: no this will never happen I know.

The old Chinese proverb: Kill one monkey to scare a thousand.

[SunWuKong]

you all know that she was released after 3 days in jail, right? she's supposed to serve the rest of her sentence in house arrest... in her multi-million dollar home...

[kasia]

you all know that she was released after 3 days in jail, right? she's supposed to serve the rest of her sentence in house arrest... in her multi-million dollar home...

trust your l.a. county public defender. i was in assigned to the same courthouse she is presently at just last year.

her private attorney screwed her.

first of all, why did she plead to 3SP, $390/13 on a WET RECKLESS? it wasn't even a DUI. the answer is because her private attorney didn't know what he could get a better deal probably because he is not familiar with the court. another reason why you should use the public defender.

also, the going percentage for DUIs in LA county is 10%. that's ONLY if you serve county time and not house arrest. if you do house arrest, there is no early release. thus, she would have only done 4-5 days anyway as i previously posted. that's the amount of time that they have ppl doing on DUIs here in LA bc our jails are overcrowded. we encourage our clients to do the jailtime because it's often just book and release even on a 20 day sentence - especially if you surrender on a friday because the jails get very crowded over the weekend with new arrestees awaiting their arraignments. because her lawyer didn't know this, they came up with some weird medical excuse for her to do house arrest which means...no early release. really, she's doing MORE than the average person. the only reason why rocky delgadillo - our wonderful city attorney who prosecutes blind black men for sleeping on the streets - is filing this new motion today is because of the public pressure.

[kasia]

oh well. just heard from our sheriff's downstairs that they put her back in jail.

[eos]

LOL she was crying for her mommy.

[haplesshobo]

I think its funny that all these commentators are outraged that she's getting special, preferential treatment when she's actually getting punished more than the average offender for the same offense.

[mr. x]

I think its funny that all these commentators are outraged that she's getting special, preferential treatment when she's actually getting punished more than the average offender for the same offense.

you could argue she should get such "preferential" treatment considering she's a role model for countless myspace whores who watch My Sweet 16 without any sense of irony

[TB4000]

http://files.redvsblue.com/web/images/comic/20070605RT0126.jpg

[MD2020]

"...Paris was released due to a severe, "stress-induced" herpes outbreak. He also said that he heard that the blisters had apparently spread to her anus and had taken on abcess-like features that required more serious medical attention."

http://wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=2405

Sometimes, just sometimes, I wish the gossip/rumor mill is true.

[eos]

hahahahahahah......how can it NOT be true? dirty skank bitch.

[SunWuKong]

I think its funny that all these commentators are outraged that she's getting special, preferential treatment when she's actually getting punished more than the average offender for the same offense.

not really surprising to me. a lot of people think she's a bitch and that she does whatever she wants and get away with it. maybe she's serving more time than others in similar cases, but i don't feel sorry for her. it's not like she's losing a chunk of her life in prison, and when she gets out after her 45 days (which might still end up getting shortened anyway), she'll resume her life of being incredibly rich. hell, she'll probably write a book about this.

[s1eve]

Hooray!!!

[Faithless]

LOL she was crying for her mommy.
There was something unsettling immature about that in her.

... hell, she'll probably write a book about this.
Or an episode of the Simpleton Life.

[Geese]

Have to agree that her crying for her mom was really childish. Couldn't this have all been over with if she'd just went in, shut up and did her time. Good Behavior plus her earlier time would've gotten her out in about a week any damn way... she's not too smart, LOL! :biggrin:

That cartoon that TB posted, that was funny! :biggrin:

[haplesshobo]

not really surprising to me. a lot of people think she's a bitch and that she does whatever she wants and get away with it. maybe she's serving more time than others in similar cases, but i don't feel sorry for her. it's not like she's losing a chunk of her life in prison, and when she gets out after her 45 days (which might still end up getting shortened anyway), she'll resume her life of being incredibly rich. hell, she'll probably write a book about this.

I think Paris is spoiled and all that, but I just don't understand the visceral hatred people have for her.

I think the public outcry, flamed by people like O'Reilly and Michelle Malkin and Nancy Graces, was because people thought Paris was able to buy her way out and benefitted from celebrity justice. But, if people really understood how crowded LA jails were and why her time served wasn't that unusual, I wonder if there would have been the same outcry.

[LaiSteve66]

I think Paris is spoiled and all that, but I just don't understand the visceral hatred people have for her.


People just get a kick out of watching spoiled, rich, bratty, White girls fuck up and go to jail. I really don't think many people have a real hate for her.

[kimpossible]

I think Paris is spoiled and all that, but I just don't understand the visceral hatred people have for her.

I think the public outcry, flamed by people like O'Reilly and Michelle Malkin and Nancy Graces, was because people thought Paris was able to buy her way out and benefitted from celebrity justice. But, if people really understood how crowded LA jails were and why her time served wasn't that unusual, I wonder if there would have been the same outcry.

As a general rule, rich people spend less time in jail. Even people that work in jails know this. The release for her conviction and sentence may not be unusual for her crime(s) but the sheriff so blatantly ignoring the judge's orders is.

Most people aren't going to believe me but it's not unusual for *anyone* to become suicidal when they are processed and lodged. I'd be willing to bet real money that liability is the real reason they don't want her in there. That and the potential for a riot and chaos in general.

[kimpossible]

People just get a kick out of watching spoiled, rich, bratty, White girls fuck up and go to jail. I really don't think many people have a real hate for her.

People want to believe in equal application of justice. It doesn't happen. She happens to be a visible case to the public. She's become symbolic.

[LaiSteve66]

She happens to be a visible case to the public. She's become symbolic.

And why is that? Because people like watching rich people fuck up. People eat this shit up even though it really isn't that important.

[TB4000]

If I make more money than you and I screw up, you are going to take pleasure in it. It's an equalizer.

[kasia]

not surprising at all, considering our office had to appeal a ton of cases because he was not a licensed attorney for a period of time for failure to pay bar dues. AND this other deputy city attorney in his office tried to give my client jailtime for driving on a suspended license but when SHE got a ticket for speeding, she tried to walk the court file up to the courtroom herself to try to schmooze with the city prosecutor on the case. court staff stopped her. go rocky delgadillo's office of hypocrites!

Hilton's Prosecutor Under Fire for Double Standard
Jun 20, 1:45 PM EST

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -- The wife of the city's top prosecutor has an outstanding arrest warrant for failing to appear in court nine years ago on charges of driving without insurance, with a suspended license and in an unregistered car.

City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo got Paris Hilton jailed for violating probation for driving with a suspended license, then condemned her early release. Now, he says he's embarrassed about the outstanding bench warrant for his wife, Michelle, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

Rocky Delgadillo said he didn't know about it until this week and has urged his wife to remedy the situation.

"My wife is embarrassed about this, and I am embarrassed as well," he said.

The couple also has been chronically late in paying fines for at least five parking tickets in the last three years, the newspaper reported. One violation for parking in a red zone in December 2006 was not paid until the newspaper inquired about the tickets last month, by which time the $70 infraction had become a $174 fine with penalties.

A spokesman for Delgadillo said the city attorney's wife was responsible for all the parking tickets and delinquent payments.

The new developments were the latest driving-related issues to dog Delgadillo and his wife.

On Monday, Delgadillo apologized for keeping quiet about a 2004 accident in which his wife crashed his city-issued vehicle while driving on a suspended license. Delgadillo said he was reimbursing the city for the $1,222 repair.

The prosecutor has said Michelle Delgadillo's offenses are not comparable to those of Hilton, who is serving a 45-day sentence for violating her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

In the latest disclosure, Michelle Delgadillo said she was "very embarrassed" and was working to resolve the arrest warrant issue as soon as possible.

"I will do whatever the court instructs me to do. I apologize for any embarrassment this has caused my husband and family," she said in a statement to the newspaper.

"It is completely my mistake."

Michelle Delgadillo was cited by a California Highway Patrol officer on Aug. 1, 1998, in Santa Monica for allegedly driving with an expired Montana driver's license, the Times reported, citing court documents.

The citation — issued two weeks before she married Delgadillo and written under her maiden name, Namen — said the tan BMW 325 she was driving had expired tags and she had no proof of insurance.

The Santa Monica city attorney's office filed a three-count criminal case. When she did not appear in court a month later for her arraignment, a judge issued a $2,000 bench warrant, according to the newspaper.

The warrant remains active, according to officials with the Santa Monica city attorney's office.

[SunWuKong]

Tommy Chong vs. Contessa Brewer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYZJVnFP2CY

[haplesshobo]

not surprising at all, considering our office had to appeal a ton of cases because he was not a licensed attorney for a period of time for failure to pay bar dues. go rocky delgadillo's office of hypocrites!

Hilton's Prosecutor Under Fire for Double Standard
Jun 20, 1:45 PM EST



I wouldn't be surprised if it was the Sheriff that released this info to get back at the prosecutor, and help deflect attention.

[haplesshobo]

A The release for her conviction and sentence may not be unusual for her crime(s) but the sheriff so blatantly ignoring the judge's orders is.


It was probably a political mistake to release Paris early. But, I think the way he handled it only compounded it when Paris was let go for medical reasons.

Instead, if the sheriff was going to release her, he should have released her and stated that Paris Hilton was being treated the same as every other inmate and that inmates in LA County serve truncated sentences because of overcrowding. He could have used it as a platform for more jails, and more funding to his department.

At the end of the day, I still don't know what greater good was accomplished by jailing Paris longer than those who committed similar crimes.

Paris was in jail, and took up space that forced the County to release somebody, who may be a real dangerous criminal, earlier.

Did Paris really learn a lesson here? She ended up even more famous or notorious and got a big payday from this.

[kimpossible]

Hilton isn't an isolated case of longer sentencing due to repeated offenses. Like I said before she's visible and for her or against her, she's become more symbolic of what justice is or isn't.

My statement above is more closely linked to operations and administration in general than only her case. But I do really like your idea about using the situation to get more funding.