Jussie Smollett is facing up to 48 YEARS behind bars after being hit with 16 charges [tr]

Daily Mail ^ | 3/9/2019 | Jennifer Smith

[simpson96]

Jussie Smollett has been hit with an additional 15 counts of filing a false police report by a grand jury and is now facing up to 48 years behind bars.

The Empire actor was initially charged with one Class 4 Felony charge of disorderly conduct last month but a grand jury has applied that charge 15 times over in an 36-page indictment that was returned on Thursday.

Now, he is facing a maximum sentence of 48 years behind bars and fines of up to $400,000.

He is expected to cut a plea deal with authorities, according to experts cited by ABC.

Counts one to seven apply to the comments he made to police officer Muhammed Baig, who first responded to his apartment when his friend called 911 on January 29.

The second set applies to Detective Kim Murray who interviewed him later that day.

She is who Smollett told, according to the indictment, that one of his attackers was a 'white male'.(snip)

The actor's lawyers say he has been the victim of police and prosecutorial misconduct.

They say his presumption of innocence was 'trampled' and that the entire investigation into the attack has been flawed.

[ConservativeMind]

He’s going down hard, but, for a gay man, that’s probably what he most enjoys.

[dfwgator]

Nah, they’ll order him to do rehab, then all will be forgiven.

[be-baw]

He’ll get, at most, 4 years. I won’t be surprised if gets no prison sentence.

[mass55th]

"Nah, they’ll order him to do rehab, then all will be forgiven."

And send him for sensitivity training, or anger management classes.

[Gay State Conservative]

There’ll be no trial...or prison time. The Governor of Illinois will come to realize that he was only speaking truth to power and will thus issue a full pardon.

[sparklite2]

I wonder when the federal shoe is going to drop.

[Blood of Tyrants]

He’ll walk with a slap on the wrist from a liberal judge.

[mtrott]

He should of course get jail time for his false report, but it seems the prosecutors, as usual, are over reaching here.

[caww]

He’s also connected to Hollywood so yes he’ll walk.

[conservative98]

He should serve at least as much as Manafort.

[utahagen]

Yes, in theory, Jesse Smollett is “facing 48 years in prison”. However, as Dorothy Parker wrote, “...and I am Marie of Roumania...”

[redshawk]

And send him for sensitivity training, or anger management classes.

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Then he’ll end up at that swanky horse farm that the wiener was just released from.

[zerosix]

Yawn!

Next make believe story. He’ll be found guilty but sentence will be overturned by Obama appointed judge.

[MtnClimber]

The people who were attempted to be smeared should watch closely. If he gets off, they should take it to all involved for what they tried to pull off and what they tried to excuse.

[taxpayerfatigue]

You’re totally right on this. They’ll say he just needs counseling because of the prevailing environment of racism a homophobia which prevails in our society. He’s been “scarred” doncha know.

[Bullish]

He’ll plea bargain all this down and do less than 4.

[catnipman]

“I wonder when the federal shoe is going to drop.”

been wondering the same thing myself ...

[catnipman]

“but it seems the prosecutors, as usual, are over reaching here.”

the extra 15 felony charges are there to be dropped in exchange for pleading guilty to one felony charge ...

[Vendome]