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 Lucky

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"A maximum of three years in prison" should be changed to "a MINIMUM of three years on prison" IMO. Drop that addict in a cell, by herself, and let her rot there for a couple years. She'll learn then.

By mark patry

love you Lindsay good luck

By Pat

Why don't they leave that little girl alone? Spend some time with all the Obama corruption!

By paintppa1

leave this gal alone and she'll swipe the family silverware. she's a druggie and they have to steal...its in their dna.

however, i'll agree about the obama corruption bit.

By al

Wondering if an average person would have got more time to decide.

By ed

It doesnt matter if it were any other American we would be in jail. Celebrities have always been given a slap on the wrist. There is no justice or equality in this country only money matters

By Billy Idler

Lilo should take it to trial - she can win this one.

By kittenbritches

I think she would have been smart to have accepted the plea deal. Even if she had gotten the full 90 days she would have only served about 20. She says her stylist was responsible for the necklace yet she is seen on video trying the necklace on and then later leaving the store still wearing the necklace. I think if she insists on a jury trial she will be found guilty and then her sentence will be a lot longer than just 20 days.

By M

Oh please Judge Schwartz is full of nothing but hot air....how much more time is the idiot skank going to get to "think" about it the next time she's in court? Like she is going to go to jail anyway the everyday "joe" wouldn't get all this time to think about what they wanted to do

By facmech666768

Lohan and Charlie Sheen would make a great couple. They are both druggie alcoholics that don't understand the meaning of NO. Both need to do the right thing and go to jail for their flaunting violations of the law.

By Donal Sheahan

she is a drug addict and an alcoholic she should not be given any choices

By larry

the video shows her with the necklace on. left store with it on. ok. who gave her the necklace to try on? an employee? is it a store policy for the employee to let such an expensive item out of his/her site? did the employee leave to go on a smoke break? i didn't see video. did emplyee call manager over to discuss borrowing. or did everyone just turn their backs when she left?

By Cindy

This is all a joke with Lindsey and Charlie..I could care less anymore ..lock em up and throw away the key, so sick of it all really.

if her a@@ was black instead of white she'd be serving time right now...giving her two weeks??? she's living in an enabling society full of star-struck goof balls like this so called judge.

Friday 11 March

By Dottie

She decides nothing .. put her where you would put me if I strolled into tiffany's and stole something ..

By berg1928

I thought the judge said he was not going to go easy on her or words to that effect. Now he gives her another two weeks to decide?

By rick & robin

does anyone really care??

By Tony

This broad should be in jail. A very good place for her.
But good looking women can buy the law by turning sunny side up....

By LOL

Oh I'll bet her panties are really in a WAD now!

By The realist

She's being given too much time. Her father thought he could buy off the store and obviously found out he counld not. She still thinks Daddy dear ois going to get her out of this.

She needs to get the 60-90 days for violating proibation and then whatever time for the Grand Theft, at least a year. You and I would get it why not her. She's been given WAY TOO MANY CHANCES.

I'd bet the butches in all the jails are flipping to see who gets the new meat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LAMO.

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