OSLO, Norway (AP) – Amy Winehouse will appeal a fine for marijuana possession, claiming Norwegian police made mistakes in the case.
Winehouse and her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, were arrested in the western city of Bergen on Oct. 18 and held overnight on charges of illegal drug possession.
They were released the next morning after paying fines of $715 each on charges of possessing seven grams (about ¼-ounce) of marijuana, and they continued a European tour.
Winehouse’s Norwegian attorney, Ole Kvelstad, said the 24-year-old British singer-songwriter was appealing to the Gulating district court because she hadn’t understood that, under Norwegian law, accepting a fine is the same as pleading guilty.
He said she was interrogated without legal representation or an interpreter and had not fully understood the charges she was signing. Kvelstad said pleading guilty in a drug case could have serious consequences when Winehouse seeks to enter the United States.
Bergen Police Attorney Rudolf Christoffersen said Winehouse was questioned by an English-speaking police officer, who translated charges and explained the consequences of accepting the fine.
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