Lindsay Lohan may avoid felony charges
We should know this week the full extend of Lindsay Lohan’s charges on her two DUI arrests.
According to recent reports, Lindsay Lohan may be avoiding all felony charges - including cocaine possession - in the cases pending. This means the minimum jail sentence for both DUI charges drops from 6 months to 4 days - the same agreement that Nicole Richie recently took for her DUI charges. Lindsay’s lawyer, Blair Berk, has been speaking a lot with the prosecutors, and a plea bargain may be arranged.
If no felony charges will be laid, Lindsay Lohan will NOT be required to attend the arraignment hearing on August 25th. Although there are arguments for her being there (to stand up for her errors), there are also arguments for her to stay away (press, being seen to take rehab seriously).
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ there is a "strong possibility" the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office will NOT file felony charges against Lindsay Lohan in connection with her two DUI arrests.
We’re told charges may be filed tomorrow, and the D.A. is leaning toward rejecting three possible felonies. Sources say the D.A. almost certainly will not file cocaine charges in connection with her DUI bust Memorial Day weekend in Beverly Hills.
As for her July 24 arrest in Santa Monica, the D.A. could charge her with felony cocaine possession, and bringing cocaine into a correctional facility — also a felony. But we’re told that the D.A. is inclined not to file those felony charges either.
That basically leaves misdemeanor DUI charges for both incidents. If Lohan is found guilty of both, she’d have to serve a minimum of four days in jail, and that beats prison, baby!
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9 opinions for Lindsay Lohan may avoid felony charges
Rachel Rule:dave must visit LG.com often
Aug 22, 2007 at 4:55 pm
i have been saying all along that there were just too many discrepencies in the states case.i am not saying that miss Lindsay was or is innocent of the charges,just that the amount of evidence just does not overshadow reasonable doubt.that is what is so great about this country,that you are presumed innocent until PROVEN guilty.nowhere else on this stinking planet is that so!!!! outside of the United States,you are guilty until proven innocent,and that is a fact!!!! however,in the U.S.,there is still a place where you are guilty until proven innocent and that is civil court where the tmz ‘three stooges’ will make their blood money off the misfortunes of miss Lohan.
anyway,i would like to wish Lindsay good luck with her legal issues and best of health and clarity of mind as she goes about getting better,and some quality time with family.love you,miss Lohan.love always,a huge fan and friend.peace
KJM
Aug 22, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Ok so they are throwing out the cocaine charges, that still leaves 2 DUIs. I thought it was mandatory jail time after a second DUI within 10 years, with a minimum of 6 months of jail? Maybe the law only applies to those not of celebrity status? If she gets 4 days of jail there is going to be a hail storm of critics.
I wonder if she will have a suspended license for a year where she cannot drive unless it is work related. Will she get a third DUI? If so will she still only get days in jail? I thought it was 3 strikes and you’re out. Hope it doesn’t come to that. Maybe the 5th rehad stint will work, keeping my fingers crossed.
the Fashion Spot - Keeping Up with Lindsay (please put all Lohan news here)
Aug 22, 2007 at 5:17 pm
[…] class=date>August 22nd, 2007 Lindsay Lohan may avoid felony charges We should know this week the full extend of Lindsay Lohan’s charges on her two DUI arrests. […]
Deep Background
Aug 22, 2007 at 6:32 pm
I notice that Fox News is playing this up as big injustice or something. I also note the key work is in this is “may not”. I sure hope that they don’t go after the felonies. It amazing to me that possession of small quantities for personal use is actually a manditory felony but I’m not in that whole scene so I plead ignorance.
Of course as the first poster states there may be problems with the case that the knee jerkers aren’t considering. One is can the really prove (not just claim) that Lindsay was drive in either case. For instance in the first case do they really know who was in the car with her since everyone had left by the time the police arrived. (In this case based on charges filed one would guess the answer is yes.) In the second case perhaps the answer a little less clear as did Ms. Rice clearly identify Lindsay as the driver? Didn’t Ms. Peck? If the have to rely on the 3-stooges how have serious conflicts including a owner who would have been arrested himself for DUI if he had been driving and the hope of financial gain for all three.
I agree with the article that what we may have is a plea deal in which Lindsay pleads to all three driving charges in return for dropping the felony drug charges. If Lindsay does admit to being the driver it will leave her somewhat more exposed to civil action. Of course the 3-stooges haven’t actually filed yet and it is completely incredible that the owner was actually forced into this regardless of who was driving. I have no idea about CA law on this but perhaps Lindsay could plead nolo contendere to the July 24th driving charges.
I’m just a little worried that this “leak” which seems to be coming from the police (not the DA) could screw this whole thing up. I sure hope not.
Larry R
Aug 23, 2007 at 12:56 am
Deep Background, I am not so sure Lindsay should plead ” Nolo Contendre ” in the case of driving on the 24 of July, as this would lead to the Case with Ms. Rice having a stronger footing. Remember that all the Hater’s involved are desperately trying to set her up for a fall, Jail, Financial Ruin, or if they could have, Career Ruination, or even personal harm. Completely ridiculous figures of monetary remuneration have been attached to cases like that and often a large part of that finally gets awarded to the plaintiff, so it may be wise to plead ” Not Guilty ” to the Driving on the july incident, and let the Police and DA try to prove same with insufficient evidence, and conflicting evidence ( the 911 call for instance) and that whole matter collapse from lack of real material evidence, thus voiding the legitamacy of Rice’s suit, let her ( Rice ) try to sue Nigro who has NO money, and get anything out of that; as opposed to trying to ruin Lindsay, Financially if they can. For those of you who do not know what ” Nolo Contendre` means, it means ” No Contest ” . The defendant neither admits to nor denies culpable guilt.
In this particular case I would (1) go measure the SUV in question, the actual car, not just the model, as the owner could have modified same, high rider, low rider etc. from the ground to the edge of the open window, then from the window to the stearing column, with lindsay’s hight in mind, and her reach, and you will find out the story is a complete fabrication, from the very first description they gave, not possible. So then all else must be re-questioned to arrive at an approximation of the truth. If they change their stories to try to make the facts fit their description throw the whole case out. And, ( here’s the best part ) Charge THEM with Perjury !! With false report with intent to defraud, and or cause personal harm !!!! I love it when the Backside of the Paddle, hits the REAL target.
GOD Bless You Always, Lindsay D Lohan, I Love You Always, This from ME, Larry T Robinson OR Tn.
Deep Background
Aug 23, 2007 at 3:34 am
I’ve got be brief as I’m about to go to work. My comments were made against the strong possibility that this is all part of a plea bargin. If it isn’t and all she is changed with are the traffic offenses then she would be free to defend herself. But, if the drug charges (which depending on the technicalities we’ve discussed before) are very strong and felony …. the price to make them go away may well be a guilty plea to the DUIs. She would be in a lot better shape in civil court if that plea was a “nolo” that way she could get the punishment that the DA want and then go into civil court as even challenge the claim that she was driving without any dishonessty before the court system. On the other hand if she pleas guilty to DUI on the 24th admitting that she was driving which really does strengthen the plantiffs civil case.
I’ve seen nothing but endless repeats of the one TMZ story. I do think the family visit to Utah could be connected to the “sale” of the plea deal to Lindsay. Any jail time … even four days would be a bitter pill to swallow for her. I’m sure hoping for the best here but as you know there are powerful forces that have other views. We know a lot more tomorrow.
dur
Aug 23, 2007 at 5:05 am
haha-haha-ha!
take that lohan haters!
Lindsay's Friend
Aug 23, 2007 at 2:32 pm
dave — what a great point! ( … measure the SUV in question, the actual car … with Lindsay’s height in mind, and her reach, … the story is a complete fabrication”). True — she is a “short little runt” (said in ** COMPLETE AFFECTION ** — I know you understand!) — she would have had to make some major adjustments to the seat (not likely to coincide with other “details” of timing given the apparent rapidity with which she allegedly “commandeered” the SUV. And what if the SUV is a manual shift? — can Lindsay drive a manual shift? Or even if so - that one?
I still say this was at least in part - maybe a big part — a setup (”hey let’s get Lindsay drunk and get some more pics to sell to the pap-loids”); at $150,000 for a picture of Lindsay passed out in a car at a gas station — that’s too much incentive to pass by such a great “opportunity” (what a horrible word to use here).
– I wonder who the buyer was, and what kind of pics they were planning on getting?
Larry R
Aug 24, 2007 at 2:03 am
I knew there were ” Powerful Forces ” at work there, wishing her harm, but GOD had taken care of them, I am a little saddened by the outcome, I must admit,….. BUT….It is what Lindsay wanted, let us all consider that, and be considerate of her Decision in this matter, as She has to be more mature, and take responsibility for her actions, with courage, and honesty, as an Adult, and say in her public statement,” I take responsibility for my actions, and I admit my addictions. ” so She did, and I applaud her for that. GOD Bless You Always Lindsay D Lohan, I Love You Always, me Larry T Robinson. OR Tn.
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