<p>The 'Careless Whisper' hitmaker intended to mount a legal challenge to his eight-week prison sentence for possessing cannabis and driving under the influence of drugs.<br /><br />But his legal team withdrew its application just hours ahead of a scheduled appeal and bail hearing at a court in London on Friday, reported Contactmusic.<br /><br />A court spokesperson said a letter from criminal defence firm Burton Copeland stated the 47-year-old singer was officially "abandoning the appeal".<br /><br />Michael was jailed for eight weeks on Tuesday and hit with a USD 1,875 fine for crashing his Range Rover into a shopfront near his home in Hampstead, north London, in July while he was high on cannabis.<br /><br />The singer is due to be released after serving half his sentence.</p>
<p>The 'Careless Whisper' hitmaker intended to mount a legal challenge to his eight-week prison sentence for possessing cannabis and driving under the influence of drugs.<br /><br />But his legal team withdrew its application just hours ahead of a scheduled appeal and bail hearing at a court in London on Friday, reported Contactmusic.<br /><br />A court spokesperson said a letter from criminal defence firm Burton Copeland stated the 47-year-old singer was officially "abandoning the appeal".<br /><br />Michael was jailed for eight weeks on Tuesday and hit with a USD 1,875 fine for crashing his Range Rover into a shopfront near his home in Hampstead, north London, in July while he was high on cannabis.<br /><br />The singer is due to be released after serving half his sentence.</p>