Jussie Smollett files motion to toss out guilty hate hoax verdict – IOTW Report

Jussie Smollett files motion to toss out guilty hate hoax verdict

PM: Lawyers representing Jussie Smollett have filed a motion asking a Chicago judge Friday to throw out the convicted hate hoaxer’s guilty verdict or grant the disgraced actor a new trial. Smollett’s legal counsel are arguing that his constitutional rights were violated by the court during the jury selection process.

Smollett’s legal counsel claim that the court made numerous errors during the high-profile trial in 2021, calling it “a lightning rod for the political divisions plaguing the country,” according to a filing obtained by the New York Post.

In the legal motion, Smollett’s attorneys argued that his right to a public trial was violated because the amount of spectators and members of the press observing were limited due to COVID-19 restrictions in place amid the pandemic.

The motion alleges the court endorsed “procedures and tactics” that allowed prosecutors to exclude black and gay potential panelists from the jury box. more

17 Comments on Jussie Smollett files motion to toss out guilty hate hoax verdict

  1. Poor victim of White Colored Homophobic MAGA Country Bias is getting poorer. This must be consuming a lot of the money he was saving to contribute to Kalamity Harris’ next Presidential Campaign.

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  2. If he wants to be a victim so badly that he has to manufacture being one, let’s accommodate him by beating the holy living snot out of him so he can really be
    a victim.

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  3. Wow. Nature has a way of warning people not to stay away from certain reptiles by giving them neon colors or dreadful smells. If Smollett was one of those toxic creatures he’d be, like, neon green and purple with yellow and black spots. Mental illness warning! Warning! Warning!

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