Arrest of Christina Aguilera explained

Christina aguilerathe morning stop was the talk of the town Tuesday, but also had local club-crawling asking: can you really get someone arrested for drunkenness in the passenger seat?

Lawyer Allison margolin of Los Angeles ' Margolin Law Office tells THR is not something that you have ever experienced in its next decade of practice. Margolin, "I never in my career I have heard of someone being pursued despite being only a passenger," she says. Aguilera, 30, was booked for violating the California Penal Code 647 (f), Margolin, explains, "is the code for public intoxication. It is when someone is too drunk to take care of themselves and if they are also in a public space. It is questionable whether it is a passenger in a car would qualify as ' public space '. " To put it simply, Margolin adds, "she was thrown into the drunk tank." In these circumstances, a person may be placed under civil protective custody "," says Margolin, "which allows police to detain the person to be under the influence of up to 72 hours".So what happens next?  "If he did decide to press charges, she could be charged either with an offence, which would lead to a fine, or with an offence that could carry prison ... but decided not to take to a lawyer of the city," says Margolin. "You could discuss the issue, but it is typically a misdemeanor."