"If you continue to drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol and someone gets killed, you can be charged with murder, not manslaughter.

"I hope that never, ever happens."

Richie has her choice of serving time in a county jail, like Simple Life cohort Paris Hilton, or in a city jail, which is cushier but has its own disadvantages.

"Being in the city jail means that she is not subject to the early release from the county jail system because of overcrowding, and it also means that she has to pay for her time in jail versus the citizens of Los Angeles," said Carolina Lugo of the District's Attorney's Office.

Richie's legal troubles began in December, when she was arrested for allegedly driving the wrong way on a Los Angeles freeway. Police said she failed a field sobriety test and admitted smoking marijuana and taking the painkiller Vicodin before getting behind the wheel of her black SUV.

Richie, 25, pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence at her arraignment hearing in February.

Had she gone to trial and been convicted of the charge, she would have been sentenced to a minimum of five days in jail and could have faced up to a year behind bars due to a 2003 DUI conviction on her record.

The case had been set to go to trial two weeks ago, but Holley successfully petitioned Lubell to postpone her trial date to Aug. 16.

Holley said the delay was needed because an expert defense witness would be out of the country and unavailable to testify.

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