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Report: Lohan set to go to trial

Actress Lindsay Lohan appears in a courtroom during a hearing in Los Angeles on March 10, 2011. Lohan rejected a plea agreement offered by prosecutors in a grand theft case that included a guaranteed return to jail. She told a Superior Court judge she agreed to delaying her case until a preliminary hearing when prosecutors will present evidence against her. Lohan is accused of taking a $2,500 necklace from a Venice jewelry store. UPI/David McKnew/Pool
Actress Lindsay Lohan appears in a courtroom during a hearing in Los Angeles on March 10, 2011. Lohan rejected a plea agreement offered by prosecutors in a grand theft case that included a guaranteed return to jail. She told a Superior Court judge she agreed to delaying her case until a preliminary hearing when prosecutors will present evidence against her. Lohan is accused of taking a $2,500 necklace from a Venice jewelry store. UPI/David McKnew/Pool | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, March 23 (UPI) -- Actress Lindsay Lohan will not take a plea deal in her felony grand theft case, paving the way for a trial in a Los Angeles court, TMZ said Wednesday.

Lohan, 24, is accused of stealing a $2,500 necklace from a boutique but has denied any wrongdoing.

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TMZ cited unnamed sources as saying Lohan met with her lawyer, Shawn Holley, Tuesday and told her she wants to go to trial to prove her innocence.

A preliminary hearing is set for April 22, the celebrity news Web site said.

The "Mean Girls" and "Freaky Friday" star is on probation for a 2007 driving-under-the-influence conviction.

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