at a preliminary hearing on june 19 , judge Deciding robert taylor set Placing a date for december 8 , at which hendrix would stand trial Criminal_investigation for two counts of illegal possession of narcotics , for which he faced Confronting_problem as many as 20 years in prison .

although hendrix was one of the biggest stars in north america at the time , and the world 's highest-paid performer , only a couple of toronto newspapers carried Bringing the story .

although the details of his final hours and death are disputed Quarreling , hendrix spent Expend_resource much of his last day alive with monika dannemann .