Judge delays jail sentence in Lohan theft case

Judge delays jail sentence in Lohan theft case
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Summary Actress Lindsay Lohan has been given two more weeks to plead guilty for a necklace theft in January.

On Thursday, the trouble actress Lohan was given two more weeks to pled guilty for stealing a US$ 2500 necklace in January.Earlier, Lohan pleaded not guilty to theft of the necklace in early February whenLos Angeles Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz had given heruntilMarch 10 to reach a deal in which she would plead guilty or no contest to the charge but theattorneys failed to strike a bargain.The judge has now set a court date of March 25 to give Lohans attorney and prosecutors more time. If they still cannot reach a deal, a preliminary hearing will start on April 22 in front of a different judge. The new judge will decide if Lohans alleged theft violated terms of her probation on a 2007 drunk driving and drug conviction.The actresss struggles with alcohol and drug abuse, and her legal troubles have caused her career to spiral downward in recent years. Her latest trip to rehab lost her the lead role in a movie about 1970s porn star Linda Lovelace.
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