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NewsTop lawyer: 'Pete Doherty's drastically increased his chances of jail'Following Babyshambles' frontman Pete Doherty's arrest in the early hours of this morning (August 20) for suspected drug possession, a top criminal lawyer has explained that the incident has increased Doherty's chances of going to jail. The singer, who is due for sentencing for previous drug offences on September 4 at West London Magistrate's Court, was stopped by police after Babyshambles played this year's V Festival. Paul Harris, of law firm Edward Fail Bradshaw And Waterson, told NME.COM that the new arrest "drastically increases his chance of being sentenced to jail in September." "He's on bail for a similar offence [drug possession], so because he may have committed this new offence his risk of jail is increased," said Harris. The lawyer explained that, should Doherty be charged for drug possession, his plea of guilty or not guilty will make all the difference come his September 4 sentencing. "If he pleads not guilty it will make less of a difference to his sentencing," Harris said. "He'll be innocent until proven guilty. But if he pleads guilty it will increase the risk of jail drastically." Harris went on to explain that the judgement would take other factors into consideration. "The judge will decide on his overall progress, and won't just base the decision on this one incident," he said. "He may still be responding to detox treatment while committing the offence, which will be taken into consideration." Keep checking NME.COM for the latest on Pete Doherty's arrest. Meanwhile, NME.COM is braced to make a huge Babyshambles announcement tomorrow (August 21) at noon (BST). The news will be a huge event for Babyshambles fans, so be sure to log-on tomorrow to find out all the details. The Little Ones, Tiny Masters of Today and Sam Champion for free NME CMJ party Tiny Masters Of Today, Sam Champion and The Little Ones are set to play the NME.COM Welcome to CMJ party tonight (October 16) at Annex. Opening at 8pm will be New Yorkers Sam Champion, while Yeah Yeah Yeahs buddies Tiny Masters Of Today are at 9pm followed by NME New Music Tour favourites The Little Ones at 10pm. The line-up is as follows: 7.30pm Doors 8pm Sam Champion 9pm Tiny Masters Of Today 10pm The Little Ones Admission is FREE, and there's free beer 'till it runs out! After the bands, Club NME resident DJs Jpeg and Young Bailey will play indie hits, and there's a special midnight happy hour from midnight till 1am with $3 well drinks and beer. |
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