Actor Jussie Smollett waves as he follows his attorney to the microphones after his court appearance at Leighton Courthouse on March 26, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Smollett is waiting to be sentenced after a jury found him guilty of staging a fake hate crime.
Court overturns Jussie Smollett's conviction in 2019 alleged attack that prosecutors said was staged | CBC News LoadedCourt overturns Jussie Smollett's conviction in 2019 alleged attack that prosecutors said was staged
The state's highest court ruled that a special prosecutor should not have been allowed to intervene after Cook County state's attorney initially dropped charges against Smollett in exchange for forfeiting his $10,000 bond and conducting community service. The ruling and the appeal did not address Smollett's continued claim of innocence.
Smollett's attorneys have argued that the case was over when Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx's office dropped an initial 16 counts of disorderly conduct. A grand jury restored charges after a special prosecutor took the case. A jury convicted Smollett of five counts of disorderly conduct in 2021.
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