Joe Simpson Sentenced To Probation For DUI

Joe Simpson Sentenced To Probation For DUI
FILE - This Oct. 2, 2009 file photo shows Joe Simpson speaking at the Operation Smile "Smile Gala" in Beverly Hills, Calif. Los Angeles prosecutors are charging Simpson with two counts of drunken driving after his arrest earlier this month. City attorney's spokesman Frank Mateljan said Wednesday that 54-year-old Joe Simpson faces a maximum sentence of 6 months in jail, 36 months of probation and a $1,000 fine. He was arrested Aug. 4 after authorities say he registered a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent or above at a DUI checkpoint in the Sherman Oaks area. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)
FILE - This Oct. 2, 2009 file photo shows Joe Simpson speaking at the Operation Smile "Smile Gala" in Beverly Hills, Calif. Los Angeles prosecutors are charging Simpson with two counts of drunken driving after his arrest earlier this month. City attorney's spokesman Frank Mateljan said Wednesday that 54-year-old Joe Simpson faces a maximum sentence of 6 months in jail, 36 months of probation and a $1,000 fine. He was arrested Aug. 4 after authorities say he registered a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent or above at a DUI checkpoint in the Sherman Oaks area. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)

Joe Simpson has pleaded no contest in his drunken driving case and will serve three years of probation and attend an alcohol-education class. The father of Ashlee and Jessica Simpson entered the plea to one misdemeanor count through his attorney on Tuesday, according to court papers released Friday. A second count was dismissed.

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