Posted on 03/29/2019 7:30:18 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx probably will and arguably should lose her job next year over her office’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case.
Yes, there are many worse crimes committed every day in Chicago than staging a hate-inspired attack and filing a false police report about it — the offense with which Smollett was charged. And no, justice did not demand that Smollett be shackled and shipped off to prison for allegedly orchestrating a stunt.
But justice demanded resolution and accountability. And Foxx appeared oblivious to this imperative as she made the media rounds attempting to explain why her office sent Smollett on his merry way Tuesday morning without extracting an admission of guilt or collecting a meaningful fine.
Her tone-deaf statements included equating Smollett to the raft of no-name, low-level, nonviolent offenders who have received the “go and sin no more” treatment, and patronizing those who are outraged by the outcome as “people who don’t understand the intricacies of the justice system.”
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
If the Federal investigators find enough on her, she will be in prison next year.
She should be fired on Monday, IMO.
Perhaps it’s better this way.
1. Jussie wrecked
2. Lady who let him off wrecked
3. Obamas under more suspicion
Lose her job AND HER LAW LICENSE.
Foxx is an elected official. She cannot simply be fired tomorrow. She has to be defeated at the ballot box or have her law license suspended or revoked by disbarment, which would render her unable to occupy her office.
Nice to see some unforced errors from the Left for a change.
What did Jussie say after having sex with his boyfriend ?
Smell it.....
ACTION NOW: REPORT ILLINOIS LAWYERS FOR POSSIBLE WRONGDOING IN SMOLLETT CASE
CONTACT: Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission
If the office of the lawyer involved is in northern Illinois, please send the request to our Chicago office:
One Prudential Plaza
130 East Randolph Drive, Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 60601-6219
(312) 565-2600 (800) 826-8625
Fax: (312) 565-2320
In central or southern Illinois, we ask that you send the request to our Springfield office:
3161 West White Oaks Drive, Suite 301
Springfield, IL 62704
(217) 546-3523 Toll free (800) 252-8048
Fax: (217) 546-3785
I have no idea why this corrupt woman still has her job and her freedom.
IPBA STATEMENT ON JUSSIE SMOLLETT CASE DISMISSAL
Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association ^ | 28 Mar 2019 2:49 PM | Lee Roupas, President, IPBA
FR Posted on 3/29/2019 by FreedomPoster
The Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association serves as the voice for nearly 1,000 front line prosecutors across the State who work tirelessly towards the pursuit of justice. The events of the past few days regarding the Cook County State’s Attorney’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case is not condoned by the IPBA, nor is it representative of the honest ethical work prosecutors provide to the citizens of the State of Illinois on a daily basis.
The manner in which this case was dismissed was abnormal and unfamiliar to those who practice law in criminal courthouses across the State. Prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges alike do not recognize the arrangement Mr. Smollett received. Even more problematic, the State’s Attorney and her representatives have fundamentally misled the public on the law and circumstances surrounding the dismissal.
The public has the right to know the truth, and we set out to do that here.
When an elected State’s Attorney recuses herself from a prosecution, Illinois law provides that the court shall appoint a special prosecutor. See 55 ILCS 5/3-9008(a-15).
Typically, the special prosecutor is a neighboring State’s Attorney, the Attorney General, or the State Appellate Prosecutor. Here, the State’s Attorney kept the case within her office and thus never actually recused herself as a matter of law.
Additionally, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office falsely informed the public that the uncontested sealing of
the criminal court case was “mandatory” under Illinois law. This statement is not accurate. To the extent the case was even eligible for an immediate seal, that action was discretionary, not mandatory, and only upon the proper filing of a petition to seal. See 20 ILCS 2630/5.2(g)(2). For seals not subject to Section 5.2(g)(2), the process employed in this case by the State’s Attorney effectively denied law enforcement agencies of legally required Notice (See 20 ILCS 2630/5.2(d)(4)) and the legal opportunity to object to the sealing of the file (See 20 ILCS 2630/5.2(d)(5)). The State’s Attorney not only declined to fight the sealing of this case in court, but then provided false information to the public regarding it.
The appearance of impropriety here is compounded by the fact that this case was not on the regularly scheduled court call, the public had no reasonable notice or opportunity to view these proceedings, and the dismissal was done abruptly at what has been called an “emergency” hearing. To date, the nature of the purported emergency has not been publicly disclosed. The sealing of a court case immediately following a hearing where there was no reasonable notice or opportunity for the public to attend is a matter of grave public concern and undermines the very foundation of our public court system.
Lastly, the State’s Attorney has claimed this arrangement is “available to all defendants” and “not a new or unusual practice.” There has even been an implication it was done in accordance with a statutory diversion program. These statements are plainly misleading and inaccurate. This action was highly unusual, not a statutory diversion program, and not in accordance with well accepted practices of State’s Attorney initiated diversionary programs. The IPBA supports diversion programs, and recognizes the many benefits they provide to the community, the defendant and to the prosecuting agency. Central to any diversion program, however, is that the defendant must accept responsibility. To be clear here, this simply was not a deferred prosecution.
Prosecutors must be held to the highest standard of legal ethics in the pursuit of justice. The actions of the Cook County State’s Attorney have fallen woefully short of this expectation. Through the repeated misleading and deceptive statements to the public on Illinois law and circumstances surrounding the Smollett dismissal, the State’s Attorney has failed in her most fundamental ethical obligations to the public. The IPBA condemns these actions.
This irregular arrangement was an affront to prosecutors across the State, the Chicago Police Department, victims of hate crimes, and the people of the City of Chicago and Cook County. We strongly encourage our members and the public to review the National District Attorneys Associations statement on prosecutorial best practices in high profile cases.
Best Regards,
Lee Roupas President, Illinois Prosecutor’s Bar Association
In some states, there seems to be provisions which allows the Governor to remove elected officials if their actions demonstrate incompetence or criminality. I don’t know if Illinois has a procedure for the Governor to act. Although realistically, I doubt that the Illinois Governor has the guts to take such an action against Foxx.
What an example of affirmative action. She should be imprisoned.
I think the Chicago cops were keenly aware that if this wasn't solved, the liberals wouldn't hesitate to excoriate them. Unfortunately for the liberals, the cops did their job well. The cops presented a prosecutable case, and that's not exactly what the liberals wanted. So, corruption was their fallback.
Three good things!
I’m sure there are many people, including the FBI, digging into this blatant miscarriage of justice. The truth of who planned this hoax and who pulled the strings on this will be discovered. There are too many Americans outraged over this for it to be not be exposed. The extreme arrogance on the Left will be their undoing.
4. And no justice served.
Yup, thats just swell.
“Lose her job AND HER LAW LICENSE”
Won’t matter, this will eventually blow over and a year from now she will have “a consulting job in the private sector”.
What I find odd about this, is why were the people involved willing to expend this much political capital for a C-list actor and “okay” singer. Makes me wonder if someone put him up to do this in the first place...
The FBI is probably just glad folks are concentrating on this corruption instead of the FBI corruption. They will heroically and patriotically get to the bottom of this grave matter.
Freegards
Putting incompetent diversity hires who live for identity politics into important positions is always a mistake.
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