Posted on 03/28/2024 6:37:49 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear an appeal of actor Jussie Smollett’s disorderly conduct conviction for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019, then lying to Chicago police about it.
The court on Wednesday accepted the appeal from Smollett, formerly a cast member of the television drama “Empire.” It will review a December state appellate court ruling that upheld his 2021 conviction by a Cook County jury.
The case kicked up an international uproar and produced an intensive manhunt by Chicago police detectives.
There is no date set for the high court to hear arguments in the matter.
A special prosecutor refiled charges against Smollett after Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx dropped the case and Smollett forfeited his $10,000 bond and conducted community service, which Smollett argues ended the case.
In a 2-1 decision, the state’s First District Appellate Court dismissed those claims, declaring that no one promised Smollett he wouldn’t face a fresh prosecution after accepting the original deal. Justice Freddrenna Lyle dissented, calling the refiled charges “fundamentally unfair.”
His attorneys have argued that Smollett, who is Black and gay, has been victimized by a racist and politicized justice system.
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Sadly.
Thanks for posting that. Lol
They have the time to hear this nonsense?
OMG, they’re going to kick him loose. “
Yep.
Your honor, the prosecution will now play the full Chappelle clip on this incident....
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Who is funding his appeals? Lawyers ain’t cheap.
Look at the ineffectual and faulty system of justice lately.
These were all convictions.
Jussie Smollet may get appeal.
And the Menendez brother convicted killers are looking for a new chance.
Alex Murdaugh court clerk resigns after allegations of jury tampering.
Deadly killer terrorist Muslim, the man whose bomb maimed bystanders-—the Boston Marathon bomber’s case thrown back to lower court for probe of ‘juror bias’.
His granny came in and scared the piss out of the first Judgey Wudgey who decided he better let Smellit out of jail or everyone will be calling him a “wasis”.
The two would be tried in absentia by a sequestered jury. The sentence that jury came back with would be the fate of Juicy Smo-yeh.
Justice for Juicy!
It it exists, it’s wayis.
Illinois will let him go because hes a gay black man who has been harassed by white racists
No doubt the Chief Justice of the Illinois Supremes is none other than Pigmeat “Here come da Judge” Markam and Smollet’s attorney will be Algonquin J. Calhoun. Oder in da court!
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