The singer was stopped in a car by officers in Kensington High Street, central London on Saturday May 5. A stash of cocaine, heroin, ketamine and cannabis was found.

His lawyer Sean Curran told the court: "He had difficulties in his personal life that led to him to be caught in this situation driving his vehicle."

District judge Davinder Lachhar warned that Pete could face jail but postponed sentencing until next month, allowing him to undergo a five-day rehabilitation programme.

Pete refused to comment on his relationship as he left court, but said: "It is rehab or jail."


Rehab or jail, Pete warned - July 4 2007
Pete Doherty has narrowly escaped jail after a judge decided to defer sentencing him for drugs offences on the condition that he goes into rehab to tackle his addiction.

District Judge Davinder Lachhar left the musician in no doubt he would go into custody if he failed to take up a place he has been offered on a detox programme before his sentencing on August 7.

He was told: "If you go to this place to have detox and take advantage of it then we will see what sentence is appropriate when you next come.

"But if you do not I can tell you now that you will go into custody."

Asked outside court if he would comply with the judge’s conditions, the Babyshambles singer said: "I have got no choice, have I ... It’s rehab or jail. I was going to rehab anyway to be honest with you - this is just a little push"

Miss Lachhar had said she was considering all sentencing options but postponed her decision after she was told Doherty had been offered an appointment at a rehab clinic in Harrogate on July 16 with a view to doing its five day detox programme.

She deferred sentence until August 7 on the proviso that he entered the programme and did not commit any further offences during that time.

Earlier, Pete had pleaded guilty to possessing quantities of crack cocaine, heroin, cannabis and ketamine as well as two driving offences after appearing at West London magistrates court more than two hours late.


Pete back in court on drugs charges - July 3 2007
Troubled singer Pete Doherty is due to appear in court today charged with possessing a class A drug.

The musician was stopped in a car by officers in Kensington High Street, central London on Saturday May 5.

He was arrested and held at a west London police station before being bailed.

Pete, 28, has appeared in court on a number of drug offences over the past nine months and was praised in April by a judge for "more than co-operating" in his struggle to beat his addiction to illegal substances.

The comments were made by District Judge Jane McIvor when the Babyshambles frontman and beau of Kate Moss appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court in east London for a review of a drug treatment order.

He is due to appear at West London Magistrates Court where he is expected to enter a plea.


Pete’s diaries reveal wedding plans - June 22 2007
Pete Doherty plans to marry girlfriend Kate Moss this summer providing he is "smack and needle-free".

The troubled Babyshambles singer, who is battling drug addiction, makes the revelation in his newly published diaries.

The diaries - extracts from which are in today’s Times newspaper - give an insight into his tempestuous relationship with the Croydon-born supermodel and detail their violent rows.

Pete writes during a spell in rehab earlier this year that "smack and needle-free we shall marry in the summer and I become 10 times happier than any given smackhead. Huzzah!"

There has been speculation for several months about whether Pete, 28, and Kate, 33, will tie the knot.