Personally, I'd have let him off if he agreed NOT to sing...Singer-songwriter and marijuana enthusiast Willie Nelson could have faced a lengthy jail term after he was arrested for possession in November.
But perhaps the Texas prosecutor has been smoking some of Willie’s special cigarettes, because he has agreed to let the 77-year-old legend avoid prison but only if he gives the court a song.
Hudspeth County Attorney Kit Bramblett said: ‘I’m gonna let him plead, pay a small fine and he’s gotta sing “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” with his guitar right there in the courtroom.’
He added: ‘You bet you’re a** I ain’t gonna be mean to Willie Nelson.’
Nelson was arrested in November his tour bus was crossing the Mexican border into Hudspeth County, Texas on its way to Los Angeles when officers smelled cannabis coming from inside.
The bus was searched and six ounces was discovered, which Nelson said was his.
He posted a $2,500 bail and the bus was allowed to go on its way.
Nelson is a keen advocate of legalising the drug and is co-chair of the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
Local laws say that anything below three ounces is considered a misdemeanour, which Bramblett usually pushes for a fine and court costs, which are paid through the mail.
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Willie Nelson's (not) got the prison blues..
Willie Nelson's (not) got the prison blues..
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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I am very fond of Willie, but I am very disappointed that I would not be offered the same deal if I was caught with dope.
Mind you, I had read elsewhere that the amount of dope (once the packaging was removed) was only 3 ounces and not 6 as reported. In which case, he would have been within his rights to refuse their request and just pay the fine.
Mind you, I had read elsewhere that the amount of dope (once the packaging was removed) was only 3 ounces and not 6 as reported. In which case, he would have been within his rights to refuse their request and just pay the fine.
Bah!
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I know dear, and I'm very glad of that.The Hen wrote:I am very fond of Willie, .
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Oh ferfucksake I KNEW I should have not bothered.
I should have opened a book on whether you could resist the childish adolescent male response. F'nahh, f'nahh!
The above post should be taken with a very LARGE does of salt!
I should have opened a book on whether you could resist the childish adolescent male response. F'nahh, f'nahh!
The above post should be taken with a very LARGE does of salt!
Bah!
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I'm sure it always leaves her Waylon.Gob wrote:I know dear, and I'm very glad of that.The Hen wrote:I am very fond of Willie, .
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When is Willie Nelson NOT in possession of pot?
I knew a celeb body guard, who says he always reeks of it!
I knew a celeb body guard, who says he always reeks of it!
