Sunday, February 13, 2011

LiLo's lawyer: Necklace worth less, charge should be too

Sunday, February 13th 2011, 12:06 PM

Lindsay Lohan may have some expensive bling, but the Komofie & Co. gold necklace she allegedly stole last month is not all that, her attorney claims.

Four days after the 24-year-old "Mean Girls" star pleaded not guilty to stealing a chain from a Venice, Calif. boutique on Jan. 22, her lawyer says the necklace isn't worth anywhere near the $2,500 the store was asking for.

Various Los Angeles jewelers have appraised the one-of-a-kind piece Lohan is alleged to have taken at between $800 and $1,000,� TMZ.com�reported.

"It seems to me that the appropriate charge, based on the fair market value of the goods, should have been petty theft and not grand theft," LiLo's lawyer, Shawn Holley, told the gossip website.

A petty theft charge is punishable by six months in jail, a much lighter sentence than the 3-1/2 years Lohan could face if convicted of grand theft.
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Holley added, however, than whatever the value of the jewelry she still intends to show ?Ms. Lohan didn't steal anything."

Though the one-time Disney starlet claimed she was loaned the necklace, jeweler Geoff Kaman and his wife reported it stolen after pictures surfaced of Lohan wearing it.

Upon hearing she was under investigation, LiLo turned the necklace over to cops.

"i would never steal, in case people are wondering. I was not raised to lie, cheat, or steal," she wrote on her new Facebook page Thursday.

Lohan�was released on $40,000 bail on Wednesday after appearing in court wearing a skin-tight, white Kimbley Ovitz mini dress that was compared to Sharon Stone's infamous "Basic Instinct" frock.

"what i wear to court shouldnt be front page news. it's just absurd," Lohan wrote on Facebook the next day.

But the clothing quickly sparked a mad-dash by women looking to slip into the stylish attire, which was soon sold out in online stores.

Meanwhile, L.A. Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz threatened to send Lohan to jail if she breaks the law while out on bail.

"You're in a different situation now because there's a felony filed against you," he said.

Lohan is due back in court Feb. 23.


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