Jussie Smollett Gets Conviction Overturned for Hoax Attack

Actor 🎬Jussie Smollett’s conviction for fabricating a ⚠️Hate crime against him in 2019 was overturned Thursday.

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the state could not charge Smollett again after the initial charges were dismissed as part of a plea deal, per ABC News.

Plus, the former “Empire” actor already carried out the terms of the agreement.

In 2021, Smollett was found guilty for faking a racist and homophobic attack and lying to the police about the attack.

His attorneys contended this was a violation of his

Fifth Amendment rights because of the deal made in 2019 when the state agreed to drop the charges if he paid $10,000 and did community service.

He was later charged by a special prosecutor, put on trial and convicted.

The court stated in its decision that they are resolving a “question about the State’s responsibility to honor the agreements it makes with defendants.”

Illinois case law states it is “fundamentally unfair to allow the prosecution to renege on a deal with a defendant when the defendant has relied on the agreement to his detriment.”

“We are aware that this case has generated significant public interest and that many people were dissatisfied with the resolution of the original case and believed it to be unjust,” the court wrote.