The court case against Britney Spears for driving without a legal license has been dismissed after the jury came back unable to reach a verdict with 10 members voting not guilty and two saying guilty, resulting in Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James A. Steele declaring a mistrial.
Prosecutors have decided not to retry the case.
"There were a lot of deliberations," jury foreman, Gary Moy, told Usmagazine.com Tuesday. "I think a lot of people had their minds set from the beginning."
Moy told Us he and one other woman voted guilty.
"It's an 80 percent victory," said Spears' attorney, Michael Flanagan. He also said a misdemeanor trial "should have never happened" and that Spears was prosecuted "because she is a celebrity."
A prosecutor did not immediately indicate whether Spears would be retried.
The singer had been facing up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted.
Before the jury began deliberations Friday, prosecutor Michael Amerian argued that Spears -- who did not appear or testify in court during the trial -- should be found guilty because she did not have a California driver's license when she hit a parked car in August 2007.
Spears did have a Louisiana license at the time of the accident and her attorney, Michael Flanagan, argued the state's vehicle code provides an exemption for people who are living temporarily in the state.
Flanagan also told the jury Spears was in California so that she could visit her children.
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