Simple Life star Paris Hilton was ordered today to pay $1500 in fines and was sentenced to 36 months of probation for alcohol-related reckless driving charges.
In yet another instance of a celebrity receiving preferential treatment, Hilton essentially was able to get a reduction to her initial driving under the influence charge. And to get that treatment, Hilton did not even need to make an appearance before the judge.
Instead, the no-contest plea was entered by her attorneys Howard Weitzman and Shawn Chapman Holley.
In addition to the fine and probation, the judge ordered Hilton to attend an twelve step alcohol education program. The judge also provided the hotel heiress the option of a reduced probationary sentence to 24 months if she completed an extensive 40 hour program of community service.
Arrested Sept. 7, Hilton appeared intoxicated at the scene. She then failed a field sobriety test and recorded a blood alcohol level of .
08 percent, the precise level for a violation of the law, when actually tested.
In legal terms, the no-contest plea is not considered an admission of guilt. At the same time, when it comes to sentencing, the plea matches that of a guilty plea for purposes of determining consequences.
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