A jury convicted Smollett in 2021 on five felony counts of disorderly conduct, and he was acquitted on a sixth count.
CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett’s drawn out legal saga begins anew Tuesday when an Illinois appeals court will hear oral arguments that the former “Empire” actor’s convictions for staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and then lying about it to Chicago police should be tossed.
If the appeal before the Chicago-based First District Appellate Court fails, Smollett would have to finish today!
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