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LOS ANGELES - THE jury in Britney Spears' trial for driving without a valid license ended their first day of deliberations on Friday without reaching a verdict, court officials said.
Jurors will resume deliberations at 9am on Monday (1600 GMT, 12am Singapore time on Tuesday) following a two-day trial that pop diva Spears, 26, was not required to attend.
The trial went ahead after the singer rejected a plea deal that would have seen her fined US$150 (S$222) and given one year's probation.
The case stems from an August 2007 incident when paparazzi trailing the singer caught her bumping a car in a parking lot and driving away.
Prosecutors say Spears was later discovered not to have a valid California license. She is charged with a misdemeanor - punishable by jail or a fine - but for a first offense Spears is unlikely to receive a custodial sentence.
Spears defence argued the star held a valid Louisiana license at the time of the incident and was not legally required to hold a California permit because she was not living permanently in the state at the time.
Spears - who hit rock bottom in January when she was twice rushed to hospital for psychiatric treatment after losing custody of her two young sons - appears to have got her career back on track.
Her new single Womanizer went to the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart this week, her first No. 1 on the ranking since 1999's Baby One More Time. -- AFP
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