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NY Post
Page Six
21 Nov 2024


NextImg:Jussie Smollett’s conviction overturned in hate crime hoax case
Jussie Smollett’s conviction has been overturned. TANNEN MAURY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstoc

Jussie Smollett’s conviction in his hate crime hoax case has been overturned.

The Illinois Supreme court reversed the decision due to Cook County State’s Attorney’s initially dropping all charges against him before the special prosecutor decided to retry him, Page Six confirmed Thursday.

This choice violated his rights, the high court claimed.

“We are aware that this case has generated significant public interest and that many people were dissatisfied with the resolution of the original case and believed it to be unjust,” Justice Rochford’s wrote.

“Nevertheless,” she continued, “what would be more unjust than the resolution of any one criminal case would be a holding from this court that the State was not bound to honor agreements upon which people have detrimentally relied.”

The actor, 42, was convicted on five felony counts in December 2021, two years after he staged a hate crime.

Smollett claimed in 2019 that masked Donald Trump supporters attacked him, pouring bleach on him and wrapping a noose around his neck.

The Chicago Police Department could not come up with evidence of such an attack at the time.

This is a developing story…