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Jussie Smollett is facing up to 48 YEARS behind bars after being hit with 16 charges [tr]
Daily Mail ^ | 3/9/2019 | Jennifer Smith

Posted on 03/09/2019 6:26:55 PM PST by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: chicago; dumbass; fakehatecrime; illinois; jussiesmollett; justiceforjussie; rumprangernews; smollett
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To: simpson96

I might be wrong, but being a sodomite, shouldn’t he enjoy prison?


21 posted on 03/09/2019 7:06:39 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (It's Ok to be white.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

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

Are you kidding? Smollet screwed up big time by making sh*t up and ruining the all whites are racist meme. The racist is going down hard and will serve hard time as a warning to not screw up the racist rat meme.


22 posted on 03/09/2019 7:11:18 PM PST by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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To: simpson96

I bet the case will be thrown out as too racist.


23 posted on 03/09/2019 7:11:58 PM PST by rovenstinez
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To: simpson96

Smollett is feeling rather small these days


24 posted on 03/09/2019 7:20:20 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: simpson96

He won’t get 48 days, much less 48 years. He’s got triple immunity.


25 posted on 03/09/2019 7:25:43 PM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

A similar case in Illinois recently in a sentence of 3 years in prison, the maximum for a false police report.
Mitchell Dutz reported in Dec that a black guy stole his car with his baby in it. The report was fraudulent, he was charged with reckless conduct just like Jussie was. Mitchell pled guilty and was sentenced in Feb to 3 years. Lets hope the Illinois judges stay consistent.

https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190204/farmington-amber-alert-faker-mitchell-dutz-pleads-guilty-sentenced-to-prison


26 posted on 03/09/2019 7:28:58 PM PST by billslugg
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To: billslugg

anyone who files a false police report or fakes a crime should do the time someone else would do if they were convicted of the crime, up to and including the death penalty.


27 posted on 03/09/2019 7:30:57 PM PST by morphing libertarian (I maUse Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: simpson96

I despise the lying communist prick. But 48 years is utterly ridiculous. People routinely get less for murder, rape, and armed robbery.
In the old west 3 or 4 years in state prison was considered a very tough sentence.
In the USSR the longest possible sentence was the dreaded 10 years, the “tenner”. More than that and it was death.

48 years for a race hoax is idiotic.


28 posted on 03/09/2019 7:31:01 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: simpson96

Smollett is a racist.


29 posted on 03/09/2019 7:31:12 PM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: utahagen

The liberals already are comparing him to manafort on twitter saying see a black guy gets more jail time then a white guy. When does this crap end????


30 posted on 03/09/2019 7:34:12 PM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: simpson96

Somebody pointed out elsewhere, that Jussie would have been fine, starting a race war. Charles Manson wanted that.


31 posted on 03/09/2019 7:39:01 PM PST by truth_seeker ( ^^\/**|_|**\/ ^^)
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To: dfwgator; be-baw; mass55th

I’ve been reading what some pretty smart lawyers have been saying about this issue.

They said very likely the sentences would run at the same time, all 16. So the max he would do is 3 years.

With little to no criminal past, probation is likely.

If his “drug addiction” defense works, he gets probation which can be REMOVED from his record not too far down the line.

So for possibly getting MANY people injured in a tit for tat war, this POS will likely see no prison time and not even have a record in a few years.

That’s why he said he had drug issues right after it happened.

He’s still saying he’s innocent.

Why not? It leaves doubt in idiots’ minds and by the time the trial comes, in a year, no one will care anymore anyway.


32 posted on 03/09/2019 7:51:15 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: ConservativeMind
"He’s going down hard, but, for a gay man, that’s probably what he most enjoys."

I don't think he's gay. He's faking that also.

Where is/are his boyfriends? Usually by now we'd know of at least one.

33 posted on 03/09/2019 7:56:04 PM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Doubt the Judge will be slapping his wrist .....


34 posted on 03/09/2019 7:58:39 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
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To: be-baw

Actually, 4 years sound about right to me. I don’t like prosecutors piling charges on to force a ‘deal’ and see no reason to change my principles just because it’s a hypocritical liberal in the cross hairs.

Just to be clear, though, my concern is with the process, not Jussie, who I am not concerned about.


35 posted on 03/09/2019 8:08:27 PM PST by chesley (What is life but a long dialog with imbeciles? - Pierre Ryckmans)
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To: mtrott

Yes, absolutely, he should face the charge; but 16 charges with a possible 48 yrs in prison is governmental/prosecutorial tyranny.


36 posted on 03/09/2019 8:08:57 PM PST by A strike (I DEMAND my responsibilities!)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

That is a truly interesting point. I had not thought he could be faking his gayness, too.


37 posted on 03/09/2019 8:12:21 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: simpson96

Forty eight years? He shouldn’t have screwed up his “lynching”. Now he’s really in hot water.


38 posted on 03/09/2019 8:13:07 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: dp0622

“They said very likely the sentences would run at the same time, all 16. So the max he would do is 3 years.”

I thought I heard that too, but couldn’t remember the rationale. Thanks for reminding me.


39 posted on 03/09/2019 8:15:31 PM PST by be-baw
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To: simpson96

I won’t attempt to predict it how this will play out in the end in terms of detail, but I am pretty certain that Justice will not be done. Anyone who hopes for or expects Justice is going to be disappointed


40 posted on 03/09/2019 8:20:34 PM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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