Art Garfunkel to fight marijuana charge
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HURLEY, N.Y. - Folk-rock legend Art Garfunkel apparently is contesting a
marijuana possession charge he faces in upstate New York.
Settling the matter Wednesday could have been as easy as paying a $100 fine,
but instead a judge set a Feb. 11 hearing after Garfunkel's attorney Michael
Federoff appeared in court.
Federoff declined to discuss the case and a call to a publicist for Garfunkel
was not immediately returned Wednesday night.
Garfunkel, 62, of Manhattan, was charged with marijuana possession Jan. 17
after state police stopped his limousine for speeding in Hurley, 55 miles
southwest of Albany.
Police said a trooper smelled marijuana when he approached the limo and found 6
grams of marijuana in Garfunkel's jacket pocket. Garfunkel faces up to a $100
fine, unless he has had a criminal conviction in the past three years.
Authorities won't say whether he has a prior record.
Garfunkel recently completed a U.S. concert tour with Paul Simon, their first
in 20 years. Simon and Garfunkel produced a string of hits in the 1960s,
including "The Sound of Silence," "Mrs. Robinson," "Old Friends" and "The 59th
Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)."
maryanne kehoe
Art Garfunkel to fight marijuana charge
Group: alt.showbiz.gossip Date: Thu, Jan 29, 2004, 5:30am (EST+5) From:
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kehoe) wrote:
>Is it remotely possible Art's driver was the one toking?
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Loafhead, he was driving himself. Now take this to your attention
deficit disorder counselor and try to read for content. Tough for you,
I know. Maybe you should put away your webtv and take a course in
remedial reading. Never have I seen such a clueless Loafhead.