EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan's Decision To Take Plea Deal Is 'Complicated'
Posted on Mar 10, 2011 @ 03:15PM
If Lindsay Lohan does agree to do an open plea in Judge Keith Schwartz's courtroom on March 25, he will have new evidence in the case that Lohan's lawyer, Shawn Holley, will be providing for him to consider when sentencing, and RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting what that evidence will be.
"Judge Schwartz would like more information about Lindsay, how she is doing in her recovery,” a source close to the situation tells RadarOnline.com. “Judge Schwartz wants a more complete picture of her than what has been provided in the probation report, and police report.
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“Lindsay's team isn't required to submit the additional information, but, it's a very good sign for her that he is asking for it. Judge Schwartz isn't interested in any issues relating to the surveillance video. If Lindsay doesn't take the plea deal, those issues can be raised by Lindsay's lawyer at the preliminary hearing and trial."
Lindsay will ONLY appear in front of Judge Schwartz on March 25th if she is going to be taking the plea deal. If Lindsay isn't going to take the deal, the matter will be taken off the calendar and she will have her preliminary hearing in front of Judge Sautner on April 22.
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A complicating matter that is preventing Lohan from making a decision about whether to take the deal is the fact that Lohan still hasn’t been presented with the exact terms of what the deal would consist of.
"Judge Schwartz hasn't given Lindsay a specific number of days he would sentence her to. It would be much easier for her to make the decision if she knew that he was going to sentence her, for example a sentence of 30 days. He has given a range of time that he would sentence her to.
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“Judge Schwartz has told Holley and the DA though that he would give Lohan a 'do better' deal than the DA's offer of six months behind bars.”
Lohan must notify Judge Schwarz by March 23 if she is planning on taking the deal, in order to give the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department enough time to organize and deploy deputies for the March 25 hearing.
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. the judges have bled her dry in forfeited bonds. shes had her credit card cancelled because of the 600k she owes on it. shes facing lawsuits from her "friends" in the 2007 drunk driving thing. ............ i think shes paid in spades already
Posted Wed, 03/16/2011 - 11:02pm
Lindsay should go to trial, she only needs ONE JUROR for a mistrial and the DA wouldn't likely try the case again.
Posted Fri, 03/11/2011 - 2:42am
Exactly!
There shouldn't even be a case in the first place after the shady store's actions. LINNOCENT
Posted Fri, 03/11/2011 - 7:13am
These things are all about choices, roll the dice, go for broke!!!
Posted Fri, 03/11/2011 - 12:53am
guess which loser lohan is gloday1....michael jr., ali or dina?
Posted Fri, 03/11/2011 - 12:46am
How does she rate all this special treatment??? No on else would be given this kid glove treatment...the average joe would be cooling his heels in an orange jumpsuit! This is an embarrassment to the court system.
Posted Thu, 03/10/2011 - 10:35pm
X17 has pictures and Video of Lindsay getting pulled over for running a stop sign...She tweets that x17 got punk'ed it isnt true..hahaha! Video and pics dont lie lindsay
Posted Thu, 03/10/2011 - 9:44pm
See X17online Lindsay gets caught in ANOTHER one of her LIES! BUSTED!!!
Posted Thu, 03/10/2011 - 9:40pm
Why is this Judge getting soft with her? Was there ANOTHER Lohan pay off ? No need to see progress reports either, she pays off and gets people to lie for her. She hasnt been drug tested in weeks now.Shes back on Adderral
Posted Thu, 03/10/2011 - 9:06pm
Isn't the judge going to be pissed that this info is being printed here? Will LL's camp ever learn to STFU for once?
Posted Thu, 03/10/2011 - 8:58pm