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Pete Doherty went back to court today, and will again avoid jail time as long as he continues to stay “clean”.
“District Judge Davinder Lachhar told him: “As far as I am concerned, I have either a custodial sentence or a community order in mind,” adding that her decision would depend on what information she had when he next came to court on 4 September.
At his last visit to court, she gave Doherty, 28, a chance to get clean when she said he must undergo detox or go to jail.
This was to see if he would “engage” with any of the support services. Today she said: “You have done.”
His lawyer Sean Curran told the court that Doherty had been on a detox programme and looked “a lot better” than at his last court appearance.”
Of course he looks a lot better. As long as he’s breathing and can state his name for the judge, he’s in better shape than normal. Davinder Lacchar must be trying to get a transfer to Los Angeles, because she’s perfect for “judge to the Stars” with these kinds of sentences. She would be better serving justice if she cut to the chase and ordered Pete to “only use clean needles from here on”.