Lindsay Lohan appears in court, trial delayed

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A judge has delayed Lindsay Lohan's trial on three misdemeanor counts filed after a June car crash.

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Lohan appeared in court wearing a black dress, and spoke only to confirm that she was changing her attorney.

Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner shook her head when she saw Lohan in her courtroom less than a year after warning the actress to stay out of trouble.

Sautner set a March 18 trial date, and a March 1 hearing that Lohan is not required to attend.

Sautner previously sentenced Lohan to jail and house arrest in another case.

However, Sautner is retiring soon and another judge will hear the upcoming trial and any related motions.

Lohan has pleaded not guilty to lying to police, reckless driving and obstructing officers from performing their duties.

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Lindsay Lohan arrived in court Wednesday for a hearing involving misdemeanor charges of lying to authorities and reckless driving in a crash last summer along the Pacific Coast Highway.

The appearance marked the first time in nearly a year that she has been required to be in court.

Lohan was on probation for theft at the time of the wreck.

A judge previously warned her that she could be sentenced to 245 days in jail if she didn't behave.

The hearing on Wednesday is intended to address any issues in advance of a trial scheduled for Feb. 27 on the three misdemeanor counts stemming from the crash.

Lohan has pleaded not guilty to lying to police, reckless driving and obstructing officers from performing their duties.

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Prosecutors in Santa Monica charged her after her sports car crashed into a dump truck in June. Authorities suspect she was lying when she said she wasn't behind the wheel.

The hearing is being held in the courtroom of Judge Stephanie Sautner, who previously sentenced Lohan to jail, house arrest and morgue cleanup detail.

In March, Sautner released Lohan from supervised probation but warned her to stop partying and grow up.

"You need to live your life in a more mature way, stop the nightclubbing and focus on your work," Sautner told Lohan at the time.

The admonition came after the judge conducted several monthly updates with the actress, and required her to perform morgue cleanup duty to complete her sentence in a 2007 drunken driving case.