[HChampagne]

First Offense. Pay the fine. Drop the charges. It is done all the time.

[shelterguy]

First Offense. Pay the fine. Drop the charges. It is done all the time.
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Not his first offense. He was previously convicted for using his brothers name when arrested for DWI.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I don’t ever recall SIXTEEN FELONY charges being all dropped at once for a first offender. Does that happen all the time?

[T Ruth]

First Offense. Pay the fine. Drop the charges. It is done all the time.

This wasn't a first offense.

[SendShaqtoIraq]

there is no fine if charges are dropped.

[gcparent]

Not his first offense. Lied and said he was his brother.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

It wasn’t his first offense according to wikipedia. I think he gave his brother’s info to the police when he got pulled for dui.

According to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, Smollett pleaded no contest to providing false information to law enforcement in a 2007 misdemeanor case resulting from a DUI stop in which Smollett gave police a false name.[32] Smollett also pleaded no contest to driving with a blood alcohol level over the legal limit and driving without a valid driver’s license,[32] and was sentenced to a fine and two years of probation.[32]

[lodi90]

First Offense. Pay the fine. Drop the charges. It is done all the time.

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Nonsense. Not when extraordinary police resources are devoted to a case. How many murders went uninvestigated because Chicago detectives were chasing Jussie’s fairy tale? A lot. Guaranteed.

[libertylover]

First Offense. Pay the fine. Drop the charges. It is done all the time.

For felonies?