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Bobby Brown Convicted of DUI
submitted by: Lisa D.
date: January 30, 1998
from: The Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Singer Bobby Brown buried his face in his hands and sobbed Thursday as he was convicted of drunken driving and ordered to spend five days in jail and undergo drug and alcohol treatment.

His wife, Whitney Houston, sat behind him crying as well.

Brown, 28, broke four ribs and a foot when his black Porsche spun out of control, jumped the curb and struck hedges and a street sign in Hollywood, south of Fort Lauderdale, in 1996.

Police said he was speeding and lost control of the car, which was leased to his wife.

Prosecutors said Brown's blood-alcohol level was above 0.2 percent - more than double Florida's 0.08 percent limit - and blood tests showed the presence of drugs.

Judge Leonard Feiner sentenced Brown to five days in jail, a year of probation and suspended his license for a year. He also ordered him to pay a $500 fine, spend 30 days at a residential drug treatment center and serve 100 hours of community service.

In addition, Brown must appear in prime time anti-drug public service announcements. If the television networks refuse to give him free time, he must pay to air the spots.

He better not be using Whitney's money to pay for those commercial spots!

Defense attorney Robert Buonauro said he plans to appeal the verdict and rushed to keep Brown out of jail, paying $15,000 bond. Brown and Houston had no comment as they left the courthouse. Neither testified at the trial.

Houston has a home on upscale William's Island, north of Miami.




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