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Lindsay Lohan rejected a plea agreement Thursday offered by prosecutors that included a guaranteed return to jail in a case involving the theft of a $2,500 necklace.
The "Mean Girls" actress appeared in a courtroom and told a judge she agreed to delaying her case until an April 22 preliminary hearing, when prosecutors will present evidence against her.
It was all Lohan said during the brief proceeding in Los Angeles.
Her decision came after Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz offered the actress another opportunity to resolve the case.
He said Thursday he had laid out to Lohan's lawyer how he would sentence Lohan if she pleaded guilty or no contest to the theft of the necklace, and said she could accept his offer at a hearing on March 25.
The exact terms of the proposed plea deal by prosecutors and the judge's offer were not disclosed.
Schwartz previously told Lohan he would sentence her to jail if she accepted the government's plea deal but did not indicated how much time he would impose.
If eventually convicted, the actress could be sentenced to up to three years in state prison.
The "Mean Girls" actress appeared in a courtroom and told a judge she agreed to delaying her case until an April 22 preliminary hearing, when prosecutors will present evidence against her.
It was all Lohan said during the brief proceeding in Los Angeles.
Her decision came after Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz offered the actress another opportunity to resolve the case.
He said Thursday he had laid out to Lohan's lawyer how he would sentence Lohan if she pleaded guilty or no contest to the theft of the necklace, and said she could accept his offer at a hearing on March 25.
The exact terms of the proposed plea deal by prosecutors and the judge's offer were not disclosed.
Schwartz previously told Lohan he would sentence her to jail if she accepted the government's plea deal but did not indicated how much time he would impose.
If eventually convicted, the actress could be sentenced to up to three years in state prison.
