娱乐英语新闻:Lindsay Lohan seeks out new lawyer to file appeal

BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhuanet) -- A source close to Lindsay Lohan revealed that the actress started to seek out a new attorney and planed to file an appeal after she was sentenced to 90 days behind bars days before, according to media reports Friday.

But according to Santa Monica-based defense attorney, Steve Cron, all Lohan would be doing is buying time, and she still may have to endure a stint in the slammer while the appeal is being reviewed.

“She could file an appeal, but the judge will set bail and is likely to set it pretty high. Lindsay could drag it out for a few months, but it is not going to go away,” Cron said. “I highly doubt she will be successful, all she can do is buy time, spend lots of money, and be back in the same position a few months from now.”

And, in his opinion, Shawn Chapman Holley, Lindsay Lohan's former lawyer did all she could amid an “extremely difficult” situation.

Actress Lindsay Lohan appears in court during a probation status hearing relating to her August 2007 no contest pleas to two counts each of DUI and being under the influence of cocaine, along with a reckless driving charge, at the Beverly Hills Municipal Courthouse, in Beverly Hills, California, July 6, 2010.

“I don’t see any faults in what Lindsay’s lawyer did, she was handling a tough case with a client who repeatedly snubbed her duties. The Judge already had her mind made up on the outcome,” Cron added. “I would be shocked if any new lawyer is able to come in and change the sentence.”

Holley announced her resignation from the actress’s criminal case on Thursday.