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Lindsay Lohan’s Legal Woes
Tuesday July 24, 2007
Lindsay Lohan at the New York premiere of "Georgia Rule" on May 8, 2007.
John Spellman / Retna Ltd.
Tuesday July 24, 2007
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Will Lindsay Lohan go to jail?
In the wake of her
L.A. District Attorney spokesperson Jane Robison tells Usmagazine.com that the D.A. still hasn’t made any decisions on whether or not to prosecute Lohan for her first DUI case, stemming from her May 26 car accident. "We have no comment on this right now,” Robison says. "We have no information because we have no second case yet."
But Usmagazine.com has learned that Lohan will be arraigned for both DUI offenses on August 24.
"Her arraignment is set for Aug 24 and we have up until that date,” Robison said.
Alec Rose, a Criminal Defense attorney in Santa Monica for 14 years and A DUI expert, tells Us, "The minimum penalty for a second offense DUI is 10 days sentence and minimum of 48 hours in jail. The maximum penalty is a year in jail followed by a year of license suspension. Upon release for a second offense DUI conviction, a person must participate in an 18-month DUI class and also will have their car fitted with an ignition interlock device ( a built in breathalyzer needed to start car.) "
Lohan's cocaine charges bring a whole other set of problems, according to Rose. "Possession of any usuable amount of cocaine in California is a felony and can be punished by a minimum of two years to a maximum of five years in jail, " he explains. "But if Lohan can demonstrate the cocaine was for her own personal use, she would be entitled to Prop 36. Prop 36 is a drug diversion program that is available twice to all defendants. Prop 36 would mean no jail time and require that she participate in a year long drug diversion treatment program. At the successful completion of the program, the drug charges are removed from your record. Lindsay would have to agree to this program before trial."
The possibility that Lohan may face two DUI charges could result in some pretty intense restrictions. Rose adds, “If you get a DUI when you are facing another DUI, the judge sometimes imposes you to some pretty harsh conditions. The court is going to view you as a very serious danger to the public. They could order that you be confined to your house because you are a danger. They could order you to do rehab, but they probably won’t in this case because she has already done that and it wasn’t successful. They could order that she have no alcohol in her house and that she attend alcohol meetings daily.”
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5:04 PM
hotey Says:
9:27 AM
donald Says:
we need to put there stupid bleep in jail for a long bleep time
6:21 AM
Anonymous Says:
how can she be an addict she's just turned old enough to drink....wtf has this world come to her mother should be ashamed of what she had not done wich was to put that girl over her knee some time ago and spank the sh!t out of her...off to jail you go lo-hoe cocaine possesion garentee's that get better or commit suicide.
2:40 AM
Anonymous Says:
GET OVER IT PEOPLE!!
K THANKS!!
1:07 AM
Anonymous Says:
I hope she goes to somewhere hard for a week thats enough to scare her.
12:57 AM
me Says:
Iisten to you guys......you don't even know this young lady and you're hurling insults like she was your step mother on a bad day. lindsay lohan obviously is drinking and doing drugs for a reason. she is an addict. addiction is a horrible disease that affects the mental and physical health of its victoms. you all should realize that sobriety takes 1 day at a time, for a lifetime. no ones perfect, and i feel sorry for lindsay. she wont get jail time. she is probobly a very lonely and depressed person, and with a dad like hers, and the media....who could blame her for getting hooked on drugs and alcohol. i just hope she can clean up before her 3rd dui. those look really bad to the judge.
12:25 AM
fgdsjhfhf Says:
hell yahhh she should go to jail!!!she is so f**ken stupid.....does she really think she can get away driving with a suspeneded license AND having cocaine on her pocket....who the hell does she think she is..ohh im a "celebrity" so i wont get caught...bulll sh**t...u should pay the damn cosequneces stupiddd a*** and maybe this time u will learn ur lesson!!yahhh???
11:21 PM
jibba Says:
She may not be a very good one, but she is an actress. Her finest performance to date has been convincing some people, some of the time, that she's not being run around by the end of her nose or her genes.
High speed chases through Santa Monica parking lots by a recidivist drunk driver and showing up at the police station with blow in her pocket earns Ms. Lohan a berth in jail and/or long-term rehab.
One half of her parental-unit owned his part tonight on national TV in his kid's predisposition to self-destruction and her addiction to the drama of a paparazzi powered reality- show-of-a-life. That's a start.
9:15 PM
Anonymous Says:
I sure hope that Lindsay gets a heck of a lot more prison time than Paris. Paris was just drivng on a suspended license. There were five different counts Lindsay was arrested for this time: Second DUI (first underage, how the crap is that a misdemenor), cocaine found on her/in her car twice, etc etc. They need to throw her in prison and throw away the key
7:35 PM
Stacie Says:
Well this will turn out to be interesting to say the least. She will have to get some sort of jail sentence no matter what. TMZ says that both her hearing for the previous charges AND the new ones are to be held on the same day! Haha! Wonder if she will be in the one in the back of the cop car sobbing uncontrollably next?
7:05 PM
Anonymous Says:
5:37 PM GDC Says:
stop blaming parents... blame lindsay, night clubs, record industry that has her under contract and the studios for not administering consequences when tshe gets out of line.
there is no ethics and character clauses obviously in these folk contracts.
hit it where it hurts ..in the pocket
Why wouldn't you lay blame on the parents of underage kids who have been partying for years for "not administering consequences when she gets out of line?" Isn't that their responsibility?
7:02 PM
Anonymous Says:
I thought I read that William H Macy said he wanted to "kick her a*s" after her spoiled diva behavior on the set of "Prairie Home Companion"?
The movie Georgia Rule did poorly because of her. NO ONE wants to see a movie with her in it. I feel sorry for Jane and Felicity.
6:59 PM
OrlandoCutie28 Says:
Even if she does go to jail she will get the same celebrity treatment as Paris.
6:59 PM
WTF Says:
What a loser! This freckled, no talent bimbo deerves to be in jail. I bet she gets off. Her father is acting like she's a victim when all she is an out of control, spoiled loser. She does not deserve to be famous. She can't even open up a movie (besides Mean Girls). Her album flopped and she's a diva on set.
Let her spent time in jail and lose all her money. She can flash her breat implants to the other inmates and try to find some friends. She's nothing but trailer park trash.
6:58 PM
Anon200 Says:
Thanks!
6:21 PM
Anonymous Says:
She is just plain f*cking stupid. Its not like she forgot about the first DUI or something. She was wearing that alcohal anklet and she clearly didnt care. She most definately deserves and should be put in jail. She IS a danger to the public. Two DUIs in less than six months is just inexcusalbe. By the way shes going now, she might be dead within the next five years. The way i see it she has no chance of a comeback and neither does britney.
6:18 PM
Anon13 Says:
Anon200, In California they take your License at the first one. You are suspended on the spot until the Court date where you may or may not get it back. She could claim she was too drunk to remember.
6:09 PM
Anonymous Says:
What does "go pound sand" mean?
5:53 PM
Anonymous Says:
GDC nobody is to blame but Lindsay. Why don't you go pound sand. Linds is choosing to to live that life she lives. Nobody is to be blamed but Linds herself. She is a young adult. She needs to start behaving responsibly. Period. End of conversation.
5:49 PM
GDC Says:
Driving Under the Influence of Fame
Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Nichole Richie, Mel Gibson, Ty Pennington, Vivica A. Fox, Tracy Morgan, Haley Joel Osment, Michelle Rodriguez, George Michael, Ray Liotta, Mike Tyson, rap artist Eve and players in the NFL, NBA and MLB all have one thing in common: driving under the influence.
Paris Hilton has gotten the most attentionâand public outrage. And for good reason. MADD also believes that Hilton should have an alcohol ignition interlock installed on her car so that she cannot drive drunk again. In fact, through our Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving, we are advocating for an ignition interlock to be placed on every car for all convicted drunk drivers. The reason why people continue to drive drunk is because they can.
Courts across the country are too lenient on those who drive on suspended licenses due to drunk driving. In addition to jail time, fines and other sanctions, MADD would like to see at least a one-year interlock provision for those who drive on suspended licenses. Armed with new data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which shows that drunk driving fatalities are higher than they have been in 15 years, MADD National Board met with Congressional leaders in June to ask them for an increased focus on drunk driving across the nation and to support MADD's Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving.
In addition to ignition interlocks on all convicted drunk driver vehicles, the Campaign also calls for the exploration of new technologies to prevent a vehicle from being driven by someone who is drunk as well as increased enforcement and public support.
5:37 PM
GDC Says:
stop blaming parents... blame lindsay, night clubs, record industry that has her under contract and the studios for not administering consequences when tshe gets out of line.
there is no ethics and character clauses obviously in these folk contracts.
hit it where it hurts ..in the pocket
5:22 PM
Anon200 Says:
When was her license suspended? I mean yes I know she got the DUI and stuff, but cops can't suspend your license and she hasn't even gone to court for the 1st one. Am I missing something here?
5:22 PM
Jan Says:
5:00, yes Brandy was involved in a terrible car accident which resulted in death. But Brandy was sober! You can't compare that with what Lindsay has been doing.
5:00 PM
Anonymous Says:
And she looks a lot like Dana Plato. Two things can happen if something doesn't change. She could OD and die or she could kill someone. Why can't these stars learn from Anna Nichole's death and her son's death (drugs, pills, alcohol are all the same); any of these girls could end up dead from OD or car crash. Or they could kill someone, talk to Brandy and see what it is like living with the fact that you killed someone. It may be worse than dying yourself. Even though Brandy's accident didn't include drinking or DUIs killing someone with your car is still hard to live with. Just talk to Brandy and that guy actor who also killed someone in December and he was drinking. I bet life really stinks to them right about now.
4:58 PM
Anonymous Says:
She needs to go to jail! That's the only thing that will save her from herself! She's like the female version of Robert Downey Jr. She's a drunk...plain and simple.
4:54 PM
Gary Coleman Says:
What you talking 'bout, Nikki?
4:47 PM
Smart Girl Says:
Guess she'll go back for more faux rehab. I wasn't buyin' her commitment to it earlier in the year and I'm certainly not buyin' it now. How dumb does she think the public is?
4:45 PM
Niki from Canada Says:
This girl needs some serious help - duh, I guess I just stated the obvious... Her parents must be so proud of a job well done! She needs to go to jail, real rehab, house arrest, and suround herself with very responsible and protective family and friends. I feel sorry for her - she can't even go to her parents for help and guidence... she is a wreck. I wouldn't be surprised if she ends up dead one day.. the Dana Plato of our generation.... sad...
4:26 PM
Anonymous Says:
How can they not prosecute the first offense. She wasn't even 21?! If they don't it will be an extreme injustice to society and to Lindsay Lohan.
4:10 PM
Anonymous Says:
Don't forget that she CRASHED her car in the first one and left the scene of the accident. They better prosecute her! We should ALL email the LA City Attorney. This woman is going to kill someone!!!
