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Nicole Richie Trial Postponed Till Next Month
Wednesday July 11, 2007

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Nicole Richie’s trial regarding her December arrest for driving under the influence has been rescheduled for August 16, and the court has ordered that Richie be present.

The trial was originally scheduled to take place on Wednesday. However, after a meeting with Richie’s attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, Commissioner Steven K. Lubell granted Holley’s request for a continuance because Dr. Terence McGee, a drug expert who is going to testify on Richie's behalf, is out of the country and wouldn't be able to appear in court until August 6, at the earliest.

"He can speak to the lack of reliability of urinalysis testing," Holley told Lubell. "He is crucial to her defense. If he is believed, and I believe he will be, than Richie will be acquitted."

Lubell doesn’t plan on budging on the August 16 hearing.

"I am ordering Richie to be here on that date," Lubell said. "And I would like the trial to start on that date."

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