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Pic caption: RICHIE MISSES HEARING AGAIN. . Nicole Richie's lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley has arrived at court in Glendale, California for her drink driving hearing today - without her client.. The socialite is accused of driving under the influence, after she was stopped by police in December last year (06) allegedly driving the wrong way down a California highway.. She admitted having taken marijuana and Vicodin before the incident - but reports suggest she plans to challenge the drug test conducted on her when she was arrested.. A declaration filed by Chapman Holley in court on Tuesday reads, "Dr. Terence McGee as a defense expert ... will challenge the prosecutor's scientific evidence and the conclusions reached by the drug recognition expert.". Richie meanwhile is reported to be in Calgary, Canada with her boyfriend Joel Madden. (IG/WNWCMZ/SH). Glendale, California - 11.07.07