Verdict Expected Soon in Britney Spears Trial

In Britney Spears' ongoing misdemeanor trial for driving without a license, jurors will return to considering her case today.

The mostly female jury deliberated on Friday for two hours at a Van Nuys, Calif., courthouse before taking a break for the weekend. Sources tell OK! that the judge in the case has given the jurors until around 1:30pm, L.A. time, today to come to a decision.

What's taking the jury so long to decide?

"There are extraneous issues," explains Britney's attorney, J. Michael Flannagan, to OK!. "She says she's a Louisiana resident. She wouldn't be here right now if not for the fact that she has to be here with her kids right now."

Continues Flannagan, "She considers herself a Louisiana girl. She's building a new house in Louisiana. She's maintaining her old house in Louisiana. She wants to go back to Louisiana."

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Although the Britster herself has not appeared in court, a day's worth of testimony and arguments were presented to the jury last week. The case revolves around charges filed after the pop star hit a parked car and fled the scene. She was later found to be driving with a Louisiana, not California, driver's license, a misdemeanor in the state that carries a maximum fine of $1,500 and up to six months in prison.

Click here for OK!'s gallery of how the incident went down.

The prosecution claims Brit was obligated to obtain a California driver's license, but her attorney said the "Womanizer" singer really lives in Louisiana, a state she's properly licensed in.

Britney's lawyer previously rejected a plea deal, citing her celebrity status as a reason to target her.

Echoing that sentiment, a court insider remarked, "If she was any other person, she wouldn't even get a jury," in the court room today.

Via okmagazine.com