Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was convicted Friday on misdemeanor charges for slapping a police officer, driving without a valid driver's license and with an open bottle of alcohol in her Rolls-Royce.
But she was acquitted of disobeying Officer Paul Kramer when she drove away from him June 14 during a traffic stop confrontation. She said she interpreted an obscene phrase he allegedly used as an order to leave."It is unbelievable," Gabor told her husband, Frederick von Anhalt as the verdicts were read.
The Hungarian-born actress, fiery and unpredictable during the 15-day trial, made no other remark as she sat with her attorney William Graysen.
Sentencing was set for Oct. 17. Gabor faces a maximum penalty of 18 months in jail and a $3,500 fine.
During the trial, Gabor was fined $500 by Municipal Court Judge Charles Rubin for violating what she called a "gagging order" by commenting to reporters on witnesses in the case. Another gag order violation allegation was dismissed by Rubin.
The 12-member jury deliberated 90 minutes on Wednesday, all day Thursday and returned their verdicts Friday afternoon.
Kramer, a motorcycle officer, pulled Gabor's Rolls-Royce over after noticing expired registration tags on the auto. As he checked for other violations, she drove off.
Gabor slapped Kramer when he pulled her over a second time. He said the attack was unprovoked but she said she reacted in self-defense when he forcibly removed her from her car.
The veteran celebrity's trial was distinguished by colorful expletives and theatrics normally associated with the make-believe jurisprudence of television's "Divorce Court" and "Perry Mason."
Chattering from topics like jailhouse lesbians to comparisons of U.S. justice and Nazi Germany, the actress attracted as much media attention during her case as she did in any previous TV or film performance.
Upset by testimony that depicted her in a different light - as a self-important, foul-mouthed shrew - Gabor stormed out of the courtroom in tears on four occasions. "I want to go to Europe," she said after one such walkout.