(Saturday October 18, 2008 07:39 AM)
The jury in Britney Spears' trial is taking the weekend to mull whether the pop singer is guilty of driving in California without a valid licence.
Jurors left a San Fernando Valley court on Friday night after deliberating the minor charge for slightly more than two hours. With no verdict reached, the jury of eight women and four men adjourned and were told to return on Monday.
Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney Michael Amerian declined to say what punishment he would seek if Britney is convicted. She faces up to six months in jail and a fine, though her lack of a prior criminal record means a lighter penalty is likely.
Jurors are weighing whether Spears was required to have a California licence when she hit a parked car and left the scene in August 2007. Amerian contended that Spears was ostensibly a Los Angeles resident because she chose to get married here, got divorced here, and her two sons were born at LA-area hospitals.
He acknowledged on Friday that it was "extremely rare" for misdemeanour driving-without-a-licence cases to go to trial, but said that was Spears' decision and pursuit of the case was justified.
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