Lohan's attorney quits after actress sentenced
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July 10, 2010, Saturday
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LINDSAY Lohan's attorney said she was quitting after the actress was sentenced to jail time.
The actress' attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, resigned from the case shortly after releasing a statement on Thursday calling a judge's 90-day jail sentence for Lohan "harsh and unfair." No reason for her withdrawal from the high-profile case was given, and her replacement has not been announced.
A representative for the seasoned defense attorney, who fought to keep the "Mean Girls" star out of jail during a day-long hearing on Tuesday, said her earlier remarks about Lohan's sentence remained valid.
"Ms Lohan and I are extremely disappointed in the sentence handed down by Judge (Marsha) Revel," Holley's statement had read. "We believe that the penalty is far harsher than what others would have received under similar circumstances.
"The reality is that Ms Lohan, like most defendants, had to balance work commitments with court requirements. To be punished so severely for doing so, particularly in light of the fact that she substantially complied with each of her probationary conditions, is harsh and unfair," it said.
Holley said Lohan would serve her sentence, which because of jail overcrowding and budget cuts is likely to be much shorter than the three months ordered by the judge.
Revel determined Lohan violated her probation on a 2007 drug and drunk driving case by missing seven alcohol education classes since December, when the judge ordered her to attend weekly sessions.
The actress' attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, resigned from the case shortly after releasing a statement on Thursday calling a judge's 90-day jail sentence for Lohan "harsh and unfair." No reason for her withdrawal from the high-profile case was given, and her replacement has not been announced.
A representative for the seasoned defense attorney, who fought to keep the "Mean Girls" star out of jail during a day-long hearing on Tuesday, said her earlier remarks about Lohan's sentence remained valid.
"Ms Lohan and I are extremely disappointed in the sentence handed down by Judge (Marsha) Revel," Holley's statement had read. "We believe that the penalty is far harsher than what others would have received under similar circumstances.
"The reality is that Ms Lohan, like most defendants, had to balance work commitments with court requirements. To be punished so severely for doing so, particularly in light of the fact that she substantially complied with each of her probationary conditions, is harsh and unfair," it said.
Holley said Lohan would serve her sentence, which because of jail overcrowding and budget cuts is likely to be much shorter than the three months ordered by the judge.
Revel determined Lohan violated her probation on a 2007 drug and drunk driving case by missing seven alcohol education classes since December, when the judge ordered her to attend weekly sessions.
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