Illinois Supreme Court Overturns Jussie Smollett’s Conviction in Hate-Crime Hoax Case; THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT ON THURSDAY OVERTURNED THE CONVICTION OF DISGRACED ACTOR JUSSIE SMOLLETT, WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY FOUND GUILTY OF STAGING A HOAX HATE CRIME AGAINST HIMSELF AND THEN FALSELY REPORTING IT TO POLICE.
THE COURT RULED THAT A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR’S DECISION TO RETRY HIM IN THE CASE DESPITE THE COOK COUNTY STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE HAVING PREVIOUSLY DROPPED THE CHARGES AGAINST SMOLLETT WAS A VIOLATION OF HIS RIGHTS.
