Justin Timberlake‘s DWI arrest by no means ought to’ve occurred his lawyer says … ‘trigger he simply claimed in court docket the singer wasn’t even intoxicated when cops arrested him.
JT’s legal professional — Edward Burke Jr. — tells us what he acknowledged in court docket … and that may be his argument his consumer wasn’t intoxicated throughout his arrest, including cops made critical errors on this case regardless of their finest efforts. Justin’s performing in Poland this weekend BTW, so he did not attend the listening to in particular person or nearly.
Burke says he filed a movement to dismiss the case on the grounds of accusatory instrument defect … mainly arguing there was a difficulty with the doc formally accusing Timberlake of against the law. The movement’s underneath assessment now … the case is not more likely to get tossed.
The decide set Timberlake’s arraignment — with new charging paperwork Burke tells us — within the matter for August 2. He is anticipated to seem nearly for the arraignment subsequent week.
It was a loopy month for Justin … who spent an evening in jail in mid-June after Sag Harbor Police pulled him over claiming he was weaving within the highway and blew by way of a cease signal after an evening out with pals at a bar.
Sources related with regulation enforcement advised us Timberlake took a area sobriety check however carried out poorly on every a part of it and finally refused the breathalyzer.
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Cops say they noticed Timberlake with glassy eyes, a powerful scent of alcohol coming off him and different indicators of intoxication. They arrested and charged him with one rely of DWI.
Surveillance footage later confirmed Timberlake’s automobile making its manner down the road earlier than cops pulled him over.
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Timberlake — who we’re advised has no plans to go to rehab — has continued on tour in the previous couple of weeks … cracking a number of jokes about his arrest onstage. Burke’s beforehand stated his consumer’s able to struggle this cost till the tip.