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Underage Hannah Montana Star Mitchel Musso Pleads Not Guilty to DUI

Former Disney star is not present at arraignment, but has attorney enter his innocent plea on his behalf; new hearing date set for early next year

By Gina Serpe, Baker Machado Dec 09, 2011 7:30 PMTags
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Mitchel Musso isn't copping to anything just yet.

The underage Hannah Montana star formally entered a not guilty plea this morning in his previously delayed arraignment on DUI charges stemming from a bust last October in which officers found his blood-alcohol level to be above 0.08 percent after pulling him over for failing to slow down near an unrelated traffic accident.

The 20-year-old was not present at the Burbank courthouse this morning, though his attorney Blair Berk was and entered the plea on his behalf to Judge Robert Applegate.

If convicted, the former Disney star faces a maximum of six months behind bars and a $1,000 fine. A pretrial status conference on the matter has been set for Feb. 10.