Actor Jussie Smollett's conviction overturned in hate crime hoax case, Illinois Supreme Court rules
- Posted on November 21, 2024
- By NPR
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Actor Jussie Smollett's conviction overturned in hate crime hoax case, Illinois Supreme Court rules
Smollett had challenged nearly every aspect of his case, arguing that he should have been done with the case after Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office struck a deal to drop the charges, that the special prosecutor who re-investigated the case and re-indicted him a year later was wrongfully appointed.
