Editing Johnny Carson (section)

=== Legal issue ===
In October 1982, Carson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of driving with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit, while the charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving without a license were withdrawn by the prosecution. This case stemmed from an arrest in February 1982. After being pulled over by police shortly after leaving an Italian restaurant with his wife, Carson was fined $603 and placed on three years of probation. Municipal Court Judge David Kidney ordered Carson to attend a driver's education alcohol program and restricted his license for 90 days to trips to and from work and those classes. Though his lawyer [[Robert Shapiro (lawyer)|Robert Shapiro]] advised Carson to take his case to trial believing they had a winning case, Carson was looking to move on from the scandal and wanted to avoid the media attention that a trial would bring. Carson commented on the matter in a monologue of the ''Tonight Show'' saying, "I regret the incident, And I'll tell you one thing, You will never see me do that again."<ref>{{cite web |title=Johnny Carson gets fine, probation for drunken driving |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/10/13/Johnny-Carson-gets-fine-probation-for-drunken-driving/8261224303090/ |website=www.upi.com |publisher=United Press International |access-date=December 6, 2022 |date=October 13, 1982}}</ref>