Britney Spears’ lawyer is so desparate to prevent the star from being labelled a criminal that he has turned down a plea deal on her behalf.In a pretrial hearing on Wednesday morning, Michael Flanagan turned down the prosecution team's offer of a $150 fine and 12 months probation to make Spears' California driving license issues go away - because, to get it, she would have to accept she's guilty of a criminal offence.As a result, it now looks as if the trial will proceed as planned next week.The star is in court after she was caught driving without a valid California state license last year.

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