LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The jury in Britney Spears' trial for driving without a valid license ended their first day of deliberations on Friday without reaching a verdict, according to court officials.
Jurors will resume deliberations at 9am (1600 GMT) on Monday following a two-day trial that pop diva Spears, 26, was not required to attend. The trial went ahead after the singer rejected a plea deal that would have seen her fined 150 dollars and given one year's probation.
The case stems from an August 2007 incident when paparazzi trailing the singer caught her bumping a car in a parking lot and driving away.
Prosecutors say Spears was later discovered not to have a valid California license. She is charged with a misdemeanor -- punishable by jail or a fine -- but for a first offense Spears is unlikely to receive a custodial sentence.
Spears defense argued the star held a valid Louisiana license at the time of the incident and was not legally required to hold a California permit because she was not living permanently in the state at the time.
Spears -- who hit rock bottom in January when she was twice rushed to hospital for psychiatric treatment after losing custody of her two young sons -- appears to have got her career back on track.
Her new single "Womanizer" went to the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart this week, her first No.1 on the ranking since 1999's "Baby One More Time."
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