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Doherty told to stay drug-free or face jail


(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-08-08 10:14





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Pete Doherty leaves West London Magistrates Court, August 7,
2007.[Reuters]

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Singer Pete Doherty, the on-off boyfriend of supermodel Kate Moss, was
told he faced a jail sentence next month if he failed to demonstrate he
was trying to kick his drugs habit.

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At a London court hearing, district Judge Davinder Lachlar told Doherty
she was adjourning sentencing for a series of drugs offences until
another hearing in four weeks' time.

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"What I have in mind is a community order or prison," Lachlar said at
West London Magistrates' Court.

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"If he does not show the motivation in four weeks', it will be prison --
it's as simple as that."

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She told Doherty's lawyer Sean Curran that a financial penalty was a
"totally unrealistic suggestion."

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The Babyshambles singer, dressed in a black jacket and white shirt, told
the judge he understood her instructions.

Lachlar had ordered Doherty, 28, to undergo detox treatment at a hearing
last month.

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On Tuesday, she gave credit to Doherty for attending rehab, but said it
was "early days" as he had only been receiving treatment for about a week.

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The court heard that Doherty, who fanned himself with his trademark
trilby hat during the hearing, still showed signs of drugs in his system.

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Lachlar granted Doherty bail until September 4.

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Doherty pleaded guilty in July to possessing quantities of crack cocaine,
heroin, cannabis and ketamine. He had also pleaded guilty to two driving
offences.

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