The Celebrity Slap on the Wrist...AGAIN!

"A judge on Friday reduced Lindsay Lohan's grand theft case down to a misdemeanor after prosecutors laid out their case against the actress over a $2,500 necklace reported stolen from a jewelry store.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner refused to dismiss the case against Lohan, but said she often sees more serious cases that get reduced to lesser charges. The misdemeanor has a potential penalty of a year in jail if convicted.

"I see the intent here," Sautner said. "I see a level of brazenness with 'Let me see what I can get away with here.'"

Sautner ruled that prosecutors had shown that Lohan violated her probation, but also said in reducing the charge that she was going to give the actress "an opportunity."

Lohan entered a not guilty plea Friday and will be back in court on May 11 for a pretrial hearing."

-Associated Press

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