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Jaime Pressly gets three years' probation in DUI case
Published Thursday, Aug 25 2011, 22:49 BST | By Jennifer Still | Add comment
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The My Name Is Earl actress was arrested in January after failing a sobriety test during a routine traffic stop in Santa Monica, California.
She later pleaded 'not guilty' to the charges.
Pressly struck a deal with prosecutors this week in order to avoid the standard six months of jail time in the case, instead pleading 'no contest' to a misdemeanour DUI charge in exchange for the summary probation, reports E! Online.
Santa Monica Deputy City Attorney Melanie Skehar also revealed that Pressly will be forced to pay $390 (£240) in fees as well as attend a six-month alcohol education programme, a step down from the standard nine-month programme.
Pressly was previously said to be worried about how the DUI conviction would affect her public image.
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