Art Garfunkel Pleads Guilty to NY Marijuana Charge

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Art Garfunkel Pleads Guilty to NY Marijuana Charge
Thu February 12, 2004 11:38 AM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Art Garfunkel pleaded guilty to marijuana
possession and paid a $100 fine in a small New York town after his arrest
last month in his speeding limousine, court officials said on Thursday.

Garfunkel's attorney entered the guilty plea on Feb. 4 and Garfunkel paid a
$100 fine and $100 in costs in the Hurley Town Court, 90 miles north of New
York City, court clerk Leanne Warren said.

Warren said the lawyer had originally been scheduled to appear on
Garfunkel's behalf on Wednesday, but instead entered the plea a week
earlier. The lawyer and Garfunkel's representatives in New York have not
commented on the case.

Garfunkel, 62, half of the '60s duo Simon and Garfunkel, was charged with
unlawful possession of marijuana when his limousine was pulled over for
speeding near Hurley on Jan. 17.

The state trooper who stopped the vehicle found a bag of marijuana
containing 6 grams (0.2116 ounce) of marijuana in the star's jacket pocket,
police said.

Police said the arresting officer did not recognize Garfunkel, who with
singing partner Paul Simon recorded five albums in the 1960s. They are
famous for songs such as "Mrs. Robinson," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," and
"The Sound of Silence."

The duo completed a reunion concert tour of the United States in December,
their first in 20 years.

The driver of the limousine received a ticket for driving 61 mph (98 kph) in
a 45-mph (72-kph) zone.

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>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Art Garfunkel pleaded guilty to marijuana
>possession and paid a $100 fine in a small New York town after his arrest
>last month in his speeding limousine, court officials said on Thursday.

Thank heavens this dangerous criminal drug addict was apprehended. The world
is certainly a much safer place today. (all together now- eyeroll)

Marianna

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how smart you are in deciding right over wrong, for yourself"
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> >Art Garfunkel Pleads Guilty to NY Marijuana Charge
> >Thu February 12, 2004 11:38 AM ET
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> >NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Art Garfunkel pleaded guilty to marijuana
> >possession and paid a $100 fine in a small New York town after his arrest
> >last month in his speeding limousine, court officials said on Thursday.
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> Thank heavens this dangerous criminal drug addict was apprehended. The
world
> is certainly a much safer place today. (all together now- eyeroll)
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> Marianna
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At least he didn't he didn't show his bare breast on nationwide television!