EXCLUSIVE: Paris Hilton's Get Out Of Jail Card: No Blood Test
Sept. 2 2010, Published 8:00 a.m. ET
Paris Hilton may have a get-out-of-jail-free card.
She was charged for felony cocaine possession in Las Vegas last weekend, but possibly lucked out thanks to a quirk in the Nevada legal system, Breaking Celebrity News has learned exclusively.
Police did not give Paris a blood test, which may provide the slight opening she needs to get out of serving prison time. A blood test positive for cocaine would make it nearly impossible for the heiress to stick to her defense that the purse containing the cocaine did not belong to her.
But don't blame the Nevada police -- they are not required to give a blood test in this circumstance, several legal experts told Breaking Celebrity News.
Mace Yampolsky, a Nevada criminal defense attorney, told Breaking Celebrity News: “She wasn’t driving so there wouldn’t be a blood test. The crime that she is being accused of is possession, not being under the influence.
"Usually the police will not test for drugs if they’re not driving."
One source told Breaking Celebrity News: "The only time someone is given a blood test (in this type of circumstance) is when that person is operating a motor vehicle, or any other type of motorized transportation. Paris wasn't driving the car that night, so she wasn't given any type of tests."
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Meanwhile, people close to Paris are standing by her.
"Paris doesn't do coke, period,” an insider claimed. “Paris was s