Lindsay Lohan may plead no-contest in theft case: mom

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Lindsay Lohan may plead no contest in her theft case to avoid a trial and still not admit any guilt.

LOS ANGELES - Lindsay Lohan is seriously considering pleading no-contest in her necklace theft case, her mother told the Daily News on Monday.

That would mean a quick resolution to the case - and no trial - without Lohan having to say she did swipe jewelry from a store.

"Obviously she's not pleading guilty," Dina said.

"My children don't steal things. But the system is so strange out in Los Angeles. We're considering a couple options and just want to get this over with in the shortest amount of time," she added.

"Lindsay is up for a couple film roles, and we want this behind us the quickest way possible," she continued. "We're speaking with the attorneys tomorrow, and we'll make that decision after we talk."

The judge in Lohan's case has agreed to sentence her to three months in county jail if she cops some kind of plea in his courtroom Friday, TMZ.com reported.

That's better than prosecution's original offer of six months jail and three years felony probation.

And if she bites, she'd likely spend less than three weeks behind bars due to jail overcrowding.

If she fights the felony grand theft charge, she could go to jail right after an April 22 preliminary hearing - if a new judge thinks there's a good chance she violated her DUI probation with the alleged theft.

Then she would face even more time if she's found guilty of the theft at trial - possibly more than a year in state prison.

Police say the former Disney actress stole a $2,500 one-of-a-kind diamond necklace from a Venice, Calif., jeweler Jan. 22.

After learning cops planned to raid her residence Feb. 1, she delivered the bling to cops with the explanation it was loaned to her by the very woman who reported it missing.

"I would never steal, in case people are wondering," she quickly wrote on Facebook. "I was not raised to lie, cheat, or steal."

She pleaded not guilty Feb. 9.

"She was clearly loaned the necklace," Dina said. "And it should already be down to a misdemeanor because the necklace wasn't worth anywhere near what they claimed."

ndillon@nydailynews.com

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