14
April
No Jail Time For Mischa

Mischa Barton pleaded no contest to drunk driving, according to Reuters website. Part of the plea deal was to three years unsupervised probation, ordered into a three-month alcohol education program and a fine around $2,000.
Prosecutors dismissed a marijuana possession, and about her driving without a license was reduced to an infraction.
Even though Barton was not in court, her lawyer Anthony V. Salerno, “Ms. Barton understands the seriousness of this situation and assumes full responsibility for her actions,” her lawyer, Anthony V. Salerno, said in a statement following the hearing. “She and I are grateful to the court and the District Attorney’s Office for the prompt and respectful resolution of the case”