Singer Faith Evans Arrested For DUI at Southern California Sobriety Checkpoint
Faith Evans, the Grammy-award winning singer and wife of late Notorious B.I.G., was arrested at a Marina Del Rey DUI / sobriety checkpoint late last month. LAPD made the arrest and last week the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office filed two charges…driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or higher.
If convicted, Evans faces up to six-months in a county jail. However, unless there were severe aggravating circumstances, a jail sentence will not likely be imposed in connection with this first-offense DUI.
Evans’ arraignment is set for September 16, 2010. It is during her California DUI arraignment that the singer will have her first opportunity to enter a plea in the case. There have been no public comments about the case from Evans or her attorney, so whether she will plead guilty, no contest, or not guilty is anyone’s guess.
Generally speaking, people who are represented by attorneys tend to plead “not guilty” during the arraignment phase of the California criminal court process. This gives the defense lawyer an opportunity to review the police report, speak with the prosecutor, and obtain the state’s evidence.
If Evans pleads “not guilty”, her case will be continued for the pre-trial process where both sides will exchange more evidence. And like most California DUI cases, the case will probably resolve via a DUI plea-bargain.
