Washington
(ANI):
Rockstar
Pete
Doherty's
scheduled
sentencing
for
drugs
possession
has
been
postponed
until
next
month.
The
West
London
Magistrates
court
decided
to
put
back
its
verdict
in
the
Doherty"s
case
after
the
beleaguered
Babyshambles
singer
did
not
show
up
for
the
hearing.
According
to
reports,
Doherty
could
not
attend
the
hearing
because
he
has
checked
into
rehab
to
overcome
his
drug
problems.
He
will
now
attend
court
instead
on
2
October,
when
the
court
is
expected
to
pronounce
sentence
on
the
singer
for
possessing
class
A
drugs.
The
singer's
lawyer,
Sean
Curran,
said
that
his
client
was
"quite
serious" about
receiving
the
appropriate
treatment
to
kick
his
drug
habit.
Speaking
to
the
Daily
Mirror,
the
singer's
lawyer,
Sean
Curran,
said
his
client
was
"quite
serious"
about
receiving
the
appropriate
treatment
to
kick
his
drug
habit.
"He's
asked
to
go
in
[to
rehab]
and
he's
still
there
so
he's
trying," Contactmusic
quoted
him
as
telling
the
Daily
Mirror.
Doherty
was
arrested
last
month
for
breaching
his
bail
conditions.
He
was
arrested
in
London
having
been
told
to
stay
in
Somerset,
but
was
released
because
his
case
was
not
taken
to
court
within
a
24-hour
deadline.
Police
charged
the
singer
with
possession
of
ketamine,
heroin,
crack
and
cannabis
and
driving
offences
in
May,
and
sentencing
has
already
been
delayed
on
two
occasions.