Judge Dismisses Cases Against Courtney Love

LOS ANGELES (December 11, 2006) — Sobbing with joy, Courtney Love thanked a judge Monday after he terminated her probation and dismissed three misdemeanor cases, including two drug-related charges against her.

“Thank you for not taking me into custody,” Love told Superior Court Judge Rand Rubin. “Thank you for giving me an opportunity. You’ve been a good, fair judge. Sorry for crying.”

Love, 42, the former frontwoman of rock band Hole and widow of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain, appeared in court dressed conservatively in a black striped suit and white blouse. She was flanked by her manager Peter Asher and attorney Howard Weitzman.

Love had been on probation the result of several run ins with the law, beginning in October 2003 when police found her in the middle of a Los Angeles street after breaking some windows at the home of a former boyfriend. Arrested and taken downtown, the singer was later charged with one count of being under the influence of a controlled substance. That count was dismissed this morning.

Also dismissed was a charge, stemming from later the same evening. After her arrest that night, Love returned home and police were called to her residence on a suspected overdose. Love invited police in, showing them a bag of pills, which included one Oxycodone pill and one Hydrocodone pill. Authorities determined Love did not have valid prescriptions for the two narcotics and charged her with two felony counts of drug possession. Those counts became one misdemeanor charge as they went through the legal process over the last several years and were dismissed by Rubin today.

A third charge, formerly a felony assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly striking a Los Angeles woman with a bottle and metal flashlight from April 2004, had also been reduced to a misdemeanor over the years. Love had been on probation for that and the two drug counts.

In September 2005, Love was sentenced to 180 days at a drug treatment facility for violating probation in the cases. After completing the program in November 2005, the singer was well on her way to recovery. She was ordered to continue treatment, though a live in program was no longer required.

“Early on in this case, Ms. Love, I think you came very close to coming into custody,” Rubin said. “I think you’ve done very well. You’ve shown to me you are interested in a much less destructive lifestyle.”

Rubin said he was aware of the chance of relapse but told Love he wanted “to cautiously wish you the best in this matter.”

Following the hearing, Love?s attorney filed papers for expungement, which would remove the charges from her record. Limits on that expungement would remain however if approved.

Love, kissing and hugging her attorney and manager outside court, said she would remain committed to her sobriety.

“All she has left to do is continue as she’s been doing,” talking to Alcoholics Anonymous counselors and mentoring others, Weitzman told The Associated Press.

“Out of my own free will!” Love added.

With a newly clean record, the singer is gearing up tobecome involved ina record of another kind, an album ? How Dirty Girls Get Clean, which is due out next year.

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