Distraught Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days jail

(Agencies)
2010-07-07 09:31
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Distraught Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days jail
Actress Lindsay Lohan appears in court during a probation status hearing relating to her August 2007 no contest pleas to two counts each of DUI and being under the influence of cocaine, along with a reckless driving charge, at the Beverly Hills Municipal Courthouse, California, July 6, 2010.[Agencies]

Distraught Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days jail
Actress Lindsay Lohan sneezes as she appears in court during a probation status hearing relating to her August 2007 no contest pleas to two counts each of DUI and being under the influence of cocaine, along with a reckless driving charge, at the Beverly Hills Municipal Courthouse, California, July 6, 2010.[Agencies]
 
 

Lohan is not expected to serve the entire sentence, however. Los Angeles Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said non-violent women generally serve 25 percent of their term, and there could be more time off for good behavior and programs to ease overcrowding in local jails.

Judge Revel had earlier declined to address an alert sent out in June by the alcohol monitoring device Lohan was ordered to wear in May after missing a hearing because she claimed she had lost her passport while at the Cannes film festival.

Lohan protested via Twitter at the time that she had not been drinking. A request by Lohan on Tuesday to have the SCRAM monitoring device removed for her remaining two weeks of freedom was dismissed by the judge.

Lohan's lawyer pleaded for leniency, saying the actress had made up the missed classes and had complied with all the other terms of her sentence.