Case DISMISSED!!!
It appears that the Illinois State Supreme Court has overturned Jussie Smollett’s conviction!!
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that he should not have been prosecuted a second time after the charges against him had been dismissed with a negotiated agreement.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges of filing a false police report claiming that he had been the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in 2019, finding that he was unjustly prosecuted a second time after his charges had been resolved as part of a negotiated agreement.
The decision was a stunning reversal in a case that has seen more than five years of twists and turns. Mr. Smollett was initially regarded as the victim of an ugly hate crime, drawing widespread sympathy and outrage over an apparent attack on a Black and gay actor. But as the Chicago police investigated his report, they grew skeptical of his account, and Mr. Smollett went from victim to suspect to defendant and finally, to convict, when he was found guilty of staging the attack himself and filing a false report. That prompted another wave of outrage.
The court’s decision to overturn the verdict — which rested on the way the case was prosecuted, and not on the underlying facts — may not change many minds in case that polarized the nation.
We’ve spoken on this alleged hoax for over 4 years now, so we won’t rehash the details. But MANY felt that the whole scenario was fabricated, so their minds won’t be changed much by this decision. But at least Smollett can try to finally put that chapter in his life behind him….
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