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25 March
2006
Pete Doherty
Admits To Drug Possession
Singer
Pete
Doherty
has pleaded guilty to possessing heroin,
crack cocaine and cannabis at a
court
hearing in London.
The
Babyshambles star admitted seven counts of
possessing controlled drugs at Thames
Magistrates' Court.
Pete
Doherty, 26, is already on probation for
previous drug offences and is subject to a
rehabilitation order.
A fracas
outside court resulted in a BBC Radio 1
reporter having a microphone kicked out of
her hand by the singer.
He had
just climbed onto a wall outside the court
following the 20-minute hearing when the
incident happened.
Inside
court, Doherty was first accused of having
0.406gm of heroin, 0.776gm of crack
cocaine, 0.332gm of cannabis resin and
5.94gm of cannabis when he was arrested on
18 December in Riverside Close, Clapton,
east London.
He was
also arrested on 14 January accused of
possessing 3.103gm of heroin, 3.664gm of
crack cocaine and 2.503gm of cannabis,
this time in nearby Dunlace
Road.
The case
was adjourned until 20 April, 2006 for
sentencing after a request by defence
lawyer Sean Curran.
He told
District Judge Jane McIvor that Doherty
was responding well to the rehabilitation
programme which was imposed at Ealing
Magistrates' Court last month.
Mr
Curran said that while the star had "got a
problem", his last review had been very
favourable and suggested he was heading in
the right direction in his battle to get
off drugs.
He said:
"If Mr Doherty shows the inclination he
has had on his first review, the court may
look more favourably on him. It will mean
he can continue with the good work he has
done under this order. It is still at its
initial stages."
The
judge warned Doherty that "all options"
remained open as far as the sentence is
concerned.
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