Jussie Smollett's hate crime hoax conviction was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday. The actor had been convicted of five felony counts in Dec. 2021.
The Illinois Supreme Court overturned Jussie Smollett's hate crime hoax conviction Thursday. 'Today we resolve a question about the State’s responsibility to honor the agreements it makes with defendants,' the court wrote in documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
' Charges against Smollett were originally dropped. After special prosecutor Kim Foxx requested a new inquiry, the 'Empire' star was convicted on five felony counts and later sentenced to 150 days in county jail. The Illinois Supreme Court decided that the special prosecutor's decision to retry Smollett on charges violated his rights.
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