Lea Fastow, wife of indicted Enron exec Andrew Fastow, appeared in court for sentencing today. She had a deal with prosecutors, not binding on the judge, for a five to ten month sentence, with five months in jail and five on house arrest. The Judge said no dice, he wanted to give her 10 to 16 months. She exercised her right under the plea agreement to withdraw her plea, and now must go to trial.

Her lawyer says it's back to the drawing board. Andrew Fastow's deal with the feds to cooperate against others in exchange for ten years won't be affected by his wife's decision.

"The government pointed out if she hadn't been Lea Fastow, she probably wouldn't even have been charged," he said. "This is not a case about Enron. She had no part in the fall." DeGuerin suggested that perhaps the judge had something to prove: "that you can't bind Judge Hittner to a sentence."

The sentencing memo filed by Mrs. Fastow's lawyers yesterday is here.