Lindsay Lohan's Appeal Could Take 'Months' To be Heard - Likely Be Denied
April 25 2011, Published 5:55 a.m. ET
Breaking Celebrity News Legal Editor
Lindsay Lohan's appeal of Judge Stephanie Sautner's ruling to send the embattled actress to jail for 120 days for violating terms of her probation, could take at least 2-3 months to be heard.
Meanwhile, the troubled Mean Girls star will remain free on bail until the appeal is formally heard.
However, sources close to the DA’s office, tell Breaking Celebrity News that: "Lindsay's appeal will most likely be denied. The only thing this appeal is doing is buying Lindsay time to stay out of jail.
“The appeal will be held by the Appellate Department of the Los Angeles Superior Court, in front of three judges.
“Misdemeanor probation violation appeals are hardly ever overturned, especially when the defendant has been formally found in violation two times in the past year, one time with a jail sentence, and the other time, an extended rehab stint at Betty Ford.
Judge Sautner was well within her discretion and within the limits of the law to sentence her to 120 days in jail. Lindsay could have been sentenced to six months in jail, it could have been wor