Lindsay Lohan's Probation Revoked
Actress Lindsay Lohan was sent back to jail this week when a judge revoked her probation pending a hearing to determine whether she violated her probation on drunk-driving and jewelry theft convictions. Lohan's bail was set at $100,000 and L.A. County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner told Lohan that if she wanted to "mitigate any further punishment, she should complete 16 hours of community service at the county coroner's office between now and her Nov. 2 probation violation hearing." Earlier this year, Lohan served 35 days house arrest at her home in Venice instead of spending 120 days in jail because her misdemeanor shoplifting conviction was a nonviolent offense.
Judge Sautner reviewed Lohan's probation progress and said Lohan deliberately "blew off" the 360 hours of community service that she had been ordered to complete at the Downtown Women's Center, missing nine appointments and logging only 21 hours. "I thought she could be of value to downtown women's center but obviously not" Saunter said. "She has to do 56 of 60 days [of community service] with six months already gone. How many violations have there been? Probation is a gift not a right." The judge said she never approved of Lohan performing community service with the American Red Cross rather than the women's shelter and those hours won't count toward her sentence. Lohan's criminal defense attorney, Shawn Holley, said the actress "had to earn a living to support herself and her family" and her opportunities are in Europe. However, the Judge also said that jail was no place for Lohan because felons are being sent there by the State.
This isn't the first time Lindsay Lohan has been in trouble with the law, not even close. In the summer of 2010, Lindsay was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 90 days of in-patient rehab when she violated her probation for her DUI conviction. She only ended up serving a portion of her sentence because female, non-violent prisoners only do about 25 percent of their sentence in Los Angeles County. If Lohan would have gone to rehab months prior to her DUI, it could have been avoided. Her criminal defense lawyer stated that "incarceration is [not the best] place for addicts." The prosecutor for this case, Danette Meyers, went to great lengths to show the degree to which Lohan violated her probation by failing to attend weekly alcohol education classes according to the schedule set by Judge Revel.
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