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"Judge tells Lindsay Lohan plea deal will mean jail"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this AP report on the latest development in the theft charges pending against Lindsay Lohan.  Here are the basics: A judge told Lindsay Lohan on Wednesday he would sentence her to jail if she accepted a plea deal from prosecutors to avoid trial for allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace from an upscale jewelry store. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz tersely told the troubled starlet what she could expect if she pleaded guilty or no contest in the felony case. "If you plead in front of me, if this case is resolved in front of me, you are going to jail," Schwartz said. "Period." But if she rejects the deal, and a judge determines there's enough evidence to order her to stand trial, she could be punished because she was still on probation for a 2007 drunken driving case when the necklace was stolen...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 23, 2011 (boomark / email).