Illinois Supreme Court overturns Juicy Smollett conviction in hate-crime hoax, cites prosecutorial issues – IOTW Report

Illinois Supreme Court overturns Juicy Smollett conviction in hate-crime hoax, cites prosecutorial issues

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The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction for staging an attack on himself in Chicago in 2019 and lying to police about the incident, citing prosecutorial issues.

Smollett, who is African-American and homosexual, told police that two men yelled racial and homophobic insults, put a noose around his neck and assaulted him.

Smollett appealed his conviction, arguing the special prosecutor should not have been able to pursue the case after the Cook County state’s attorney had dropped the charges against him, according to the Associated Press. 

The charges were dropped as as result of the former “Empire” actor having entered a non-prosecution agreement with the state’s attorney’s office. more here

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