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Plea Deal Ends Lawsuits Willie Nelson Pot

Willie Nelson settled his latest bust pot plea agreement, which reduces the charge to possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and ordered a fine of $ 500, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Debit memo criminal record if Nelson is off the hook for 30 days, according to the attorney Joe Turner.

The prosecutor in western Texas, in charge of the case and suggested Nelson could pay a mere fine of $ 100 if there was a serenade to the court with his success of 1975 "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain."

Judge Becky Dean-Walker, however, vetoed the offer when it reappeared in March.

"My judge is the court jester," Judge Dean-Walker told CNN. "I understand that people are star struck, I'm not one of them."

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Nelson, a symbol in the state of Texas, was charged with possession of marijuana after U.S. Border Patrol agents searched his bus on a highway in Hudspeth County, Texas, near the Mexico-United States, about 85 miles south of El Paso in November.

"You bet your ass I'm not going to be nasty to Willie Nelson," said Hudspeth County prosecutor CR "Kit" Bramblett CNN in March.

The prosecutor joked while Nelson was charged with possession of six ounces of marijuana, bringing the matter of his competence, he and the sheriff smoked or threw themselves enough to wear on its jurisdiction.

Nelson was "very happy" is a matter determined without appearing in court, his lawyer said.

"He's worried," Turner said Tuesday. "It's not just a speed bump for him. And I'll leave."

The person shall be deferred, which means that it will reduce their criminal record after 30 days of good behavior, he said.

"The truth is that there are many people who saw the tour bus, and this case is not transparent," said Turner. "I like to think it was because he had a good lawyer."

Turner, who also represented Nelson in a 1994 case marijuana possession, laughed as he called the singer "incorrigible."

smoking marijuana on the bus from Nelson is not a secret, Bramblett said. "They had a song out that says," I'll never smoke weed with Willie again. ""

Toby Keith Lyrics tell a story of learning ", a hard lesson in a small town in Texas," while smoking marijuana on the bus-old Nelson, "Honey suckle Rose."

Nelson asked where was when he learned that the case was settled, his lawyer said, "It will come back."