Judge Stephanie Sautner has stepped in to reduce Lindsay Lohan's grand theft case from a felony to a misdemeanor following a day of testimony over a reported stolen necklace. Judge Sautner decided not to dismiss the case altogether but said "I'm going to give her an opportunity" to prove her innocence in a trial.

The judge then ruled that Lohan violated her probation for the incident, but decided against sending the star directly to jail. Instead, any penalty will be dished out if the actress gets a losing verdict. The misdemeanor has a potential penalty of a year in jail.

Deputy District Attorney Danette Meyers called four witnesses to make her case that Lohan should be tried for a felony, including the owner of the store where Lohan is accused of theft.

The actress turned down a pair of plea bargain offers in the necklace theft case recently.

Sofia Kaman, the owner of Kamofie & Co., testified on Friday that Lohan stole a $2,500 necklace from her store on Jan. 22. She told Judge Sautner that Lohan had been coming into the store all week to look at items, but never bought anything. She waited to report the necklace stolen because the actress had said she'd be back in a day to buy something else.