Highlights
- Singer George Michael has decided to serve his jail term in full as his lawyers have dropped a planned appeal against his sentence.
- The Careless Whisper hitmaker intended to mount a legal challenge to his eight-week prison sentence for possessing cannabis and driving under the influence of drugs.
- But his legal team withdrew its application just hours ahead of a scheduled appeal and bail hearing at a court in London on Friday, reported Contactmusic.
- A court spokesperson said a letter from criminal defence firm Burton Copeland stated the 47-year-old singer was officially "abandoning the appeal".
- Michael was jailed for eight weeks on Tuesday and hit with a $ 1,875 fine for crashing his Range Rover into a shopfront near his home in Hampstead, north London, in July while he was high on cannabis.
- The singer is due to be released after serving half his sentence.
Singer George Michael has decided to serve his jail term in full as his lawyers have dropped a planned appeal against his sentence.
The
Careless Whisper hitmaker intended to mount a legal challenge to his eight-week prison sentence for possessing cannabis and driving under the influence of drugs.
But his legal team withdrew its application just hours ahead of a scheduled appeal and bail hearing at a court in London on Friday, reported Contactmusic.
A court spokesperson said a letter from criminal defence firm Burton Copeland stated the 47-year-old singer was officially "abandoning the appeal".
Michael was jailed for eight weeks on Tuesday and hit with a $ 1,875 fine for crashing his Range Rover into a shopfront near his home in Hampstead, north London, in July while he was high on cannabis.
The singer is due to be released after serving half his sentence.