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George Michael finds out today if he is going to jail after crashing his Range Rover into a shop while under the influence of cannabis.
Police found the singer, whose real name is Georgios Panayiotou, slumped at the wheel of his vehicle and "spaced out" after the accident on July 4.
At a court appearance last month, the 47-year-old pleaded guilty to driving while unfit through drugs and possessing two cannabis joints.
Michael was banned from driving and warned he could be sent to prison, as he already has a conviction over a similar charge from three years ago.
He is due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court for sentencing later today.
In the July incident, the singer was driving home in the early hours of the morning when he mounted the pavement and crashed into a Snappy Snaps shop in Hampstead, north London.
The store's windows were shattered and the yellow wooden panels of the shopfront were cracked.
Officers at the scene suspected the former Wham! star had taken drugs because he was sweating and had dilated pupils.
He was arrested and taken to Hampstead police station, where two joints were found on him.
A blood sample was taken and chemicals linked to cannabis were found in his system. He had not been drinking alcohol.
Michael apologised to fans soon after the incident via his website, saying he had attended a London clinic for a detox programme.
"Personal problems which I had tried to deal with myself had clearly got the better of me, and I am sorry that my pride has prevented me from seeking help before now," he wrote.
In May 2007, Michael admitted another charge of driving while unfit through drugs after police found his car obstructing traffic lights in Cricklewood, London.
In October 2006, he was convicted of the same charge after he was found collapsed in his Mercedes.
He has also been cautioned for drugs possession, questioned over several minor accidents and, famously, fined for "engaging in a lewd act" in a California public toilet.
Source: Sky News
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