Former 70s teen idol Leif Garrett appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday and pleaded not guilty in a felony drug possession case.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gregory Dohi ordered the 48-year-old, who is free on bail, to return to court March 16.
Defense attorney Andrew Flier said authorities illegally searched Garrett before he was arrested Feb. 1 for investigation of carrying heroin at the Metrolink station in downtown Los Angeles.
Flier says Garrett disputes the contention that he was nervous and sweating profusely, which prompted his search and arrest.
"He's very upset about this arrest," Flier said.
Garrett did not speak to reporters at the hearing.
Back in 2006, the troubled singer/actor was arrested for possession of heroin and quaaludes while allegedly riding a Metro Red Line train without a ticket.
He was sentenced to 90 days in jail for the incident.
In 1999, Los Angeles police arrested the bandanna-wearing musician in the MacArthur Park area after he allegedly tried to buy narcotics from undercover officers.
In 1979, Garrett was behind the wheel of a Porsche and allegedly under the influence of beer and drugs when he rear-ended a car, leaving his best friend Roland Winkler, a paraplegic.
Garrett frequently appeared in the teen magazine Tiger Beat, and was the subject of a VH-1 "Behind The Music" special that traced his rise from child actor on such shows as "The FBI" and "Gunsmoke" to the decline of his musical career in the early 1980s.
In the 1990s, he appeared in such films as "Dominion" and "The Whispering."
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