Jail or Trial? Lindsay Lohan Gets More Time to Decide

By PopEater Staff Posted Mar 10th 2011 12:24PM

Lindsay Lohan all but rejected a plea agreement on Thursday that prosecutors promised would include jail, but Judge Keith Schwartz decided to give the troubled actress another two weeks to reconsider before officially sending her to another judge and a new trial for felony grand theft.

"If you and your counsel do not accept the plea deal, then you do not have to return to this court," Judge Schwartz told Lohan during the brief hearing. If she rejects the prosecutors on March 25, then a preliminary hearing will take place on April 22 with Judge Stephanie Sautner at the helm.

The exact terms of the plea deal were not disclosed, but Lohan was on probation in January when a Venice jewelry store accused her of taking a $2,500 necklace. She pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Judge Schwartz made it clear during their last meeting, on Feb. 23, that "this case does involve jail time" if she pleads guilty. But on Wednesday, RadarOnline.com reported that Lohan's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, was insisting on a plea deal with no jail time.

The judge said he would sentence her to a minimum of 60 days, but likely no longer than 90 days. He "encouraged Holly to discuss what not taking the plea deal will mean for her."

Lohan was officially charged during a hearing on Feb. 9. After pleading not guilty, Judge Schwartz lanced into the actress for not taking the charges seriously. "If you violate the law again, I will remand you with no bail," he told her. "Things will be different."

If this goes to trial and she is convicted, Lohan could be sent to a California state prison with a maximum sentence of three years behind bars.

The actress, who remains on probation in a 2007 drunken driving case, is accused of taking a necklace from Kamofie & Co. of Venice Beach, Calif., on Jan. 22, roughly three weeks after the actress was released from three months of court-ordered rehab at the Betty Ford Center.

A police report was filed the day of the incident, and authorities reportedly waited until she was photographed wearing the necklace before deciding to pursue charges. A friend of the actress turned the necklace in to the Pacific Division of the LAPD on Feb. 2.

Lohan's lawyer has denied the charges, and the actress claims that the necklace was loaned to her -- and that, unbeknownst to LiLo, her stylist simply forgot to return it in time. The star's dad, Michael Lohan, told PopEater at the time that the entire incident was as a "ridiculous" misunderstanding.

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Thursday 10 March

By steeevie

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The real story should be the photo showing the do nothing cops; looks like 4 need to be laid off.

By vickie

no ...I think they know she had it on when she walked out...I don't believe you stay in a store for 45 minutes to steal....they know their are cameras..I think they lent it to her and she never brought it back so they are saying she stole it.

Friday 11 March

By berg1928

If it was a loan ad never returned, it is theft!

By original

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lock her up,she's no differnt than any other citizen. she did the crime now do the time.

By mimsysc

Well, here it starts again, she will be let go again. She will never learn and apparently, nor will the court system there.

By srbi2

So many "MIS-Understandings"... in so little time. Tragic life of the rich & infamous...

By cathy

i'm sick of this girl. she has blown a perfectly good career because of her choices in life. it's time she grows up. if jail time is the answer then the sooner the better. she is ridiculous. talk about a feeling of entitlement. she opitimizes this attitude. she and charlie sheen both. altho' i really like charlie on his show. lindsay, not so much

By milliebsp

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I, for one, would like to SMACK THE CRAP out of the judge who keeps cutting her slack!!!

Is this judge getting a pay-off or something???

Why is this constantly being dragged out???

Lindsay Lohan NEEDS to go to jail!!! There is NO other way she will EVER learn!!!

By Dennis

Bye Bye Lee ho

By Becca

I have never been to jail and don't expect to ever go. If I do, I hope I get a judge that lets me decide my own fate and a defense attorney like Lindsay Lohan's that manages to make a mockery of what is left of our fading democratic judicial system. Even if she gets 90 days, she'll do probably do 10 in a special cell with special food and a cell phone and color TV - oh, and a Bible just to make it look good for the media. I will NEVER buy another magazine with her on the cover or spend money to see any film she is in. She is a train wreck following in the steps of Anna Nicole Smith. Pathetic.

By Troy

Just send her to jail for probation violation, then try her for grand thift and send her back to jail.

By davidwlayne

I wish they'd put this ignorant,talentless,criminal moron in jail and throw away the key so we'd never have to hear her name again,ever.

By dan

throw the crack head drunkin thieving sl-t in jail

By Turnkey181

Wow,all those cops to guard her. is she going to make a break for it? going to go ofF on the judge. What a waste of taxpayers money. go to trial and let the jury decide. Money/Fame cant always get you off. the DA still has to prove her guilty regardless of her standing or their political agenda.

By hans1056

Lindsey, go to trial and be sure to request a jury. The judge already has it in for you. He wants to send you to jail. so if you plead guilty he is going to put you in jail and if the jury finds you guilty he will put you in jail, but the third option is if the jury acquitts you which I think is entirely possible you go back to probation.

By Dave

Does anyone think 5 officers is a little bit over kill for Lindsey???? I mean what do they think she is going to do? Steal their jewelry?

By Mike

The California legal system is a total farce.

By Bryon Newcomer

If it was any normal person we would be in jail by now!

By womantrvlr

Up, up and away. And off to jail she goes.

By kathy

Well she likes lesbian there is a lot in prison she can have girl on girl fun there

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