Paris Hilton plans Schwarzenegger jail appeal
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Los Angeles - Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton is appealing to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon her for driving with a suspended licence and quash the 45-day jail sentence she is due to begin next month. On a posting on her MySpace website, Hilton, the star of the reality TV show the simple life, urged fans to sign a petition asking Schwarzenegger to reverse the sentence handed down in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday. "I urge all fans and supporters and all that are outraged by injustice to sign this petition," writes Hilton. Legal experts say that Schwarzenegger is unlikely to accede to Hilton's pardon request. Hilton's lawyers have said they plan to appeal the sentence. Hilton, 26, was ordered to report to jail on June 5 to begin her sentence. She was stopped by police on January 15, and again on February 27 while her licence was suspended for an earlier bust for drunk driving. Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer ruled she will not be allowed any work release, no furloughs, no use of an alternative jail and no electronic monitoring in lieu of jail. "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 all," she told the judge before he announced the sentence.
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Paris is a jailbird, crying all the time
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sidney wade ,
Wed, 09 May 2007 01:47:33 GMT
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Paris got the sentence she deserves,noone should be above the law no matter how much money they have to try and buy their way out of the crime. The govenor should not pardon her for her crime and maybe jailtime would make her realize that she is no different than any other american. Judge Sauers ruling is fair & just and Paris should just bite the bullet and serve her time.
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Paris deserves her sentence. This is justice, not injustice, as believed by idiot Paris.
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Amor Mehta ,
Tue, 08 May 2007 18:40:53 GMT
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This is a bunch of bull. Paris, just like millions of other Americans, is NOT ABOVE THE LAW and does not deserve to get special treatment because she's a rich white celebrity girl. This is not about injustice, this is justice. Paris, time and time again, broke the law with drinking and driving. When she failed to heed the warning to not drive on a suspended liscense after signing a statement saying that she won't, she still decided to disregard the rule of law and do as she pleased. For someone as rich as her, why couldn't she just hire a driver during the time she had a suspended liscense. But no, Paris Hilton feels she is better than everyone and feels that she deserves special treatment whereby the law does not apply to her. I'm sick and tired of these celebrities acting, "holier than thou" and its sickening to see her fans promoting her lawless, irresponsible behavior.
How many second chances does she deserve? NONE! Paris deserves jail time for violating her probation, just like any person deserves jail time for breaking the law. This petition is bull and I'm going to urge the governor NOT to buy into this bull!
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