Posted on 03/10/2022 2:52:33 PM PST by nickcarraway
The former “Empire” actor was convicted on five counts of felony disorderly conduct for lying to police after his eight-day trial late last year.
Smollett, 39, is facing up to three years in jail for the crimes but before Judge James Linn could hand down his sentence, he had to rule on a Hail Mary motion to vacate the charges filed by the artist’s legal team last month.
Tina Glandian, one of Smollett’s attorneys, argued the court made 13 critical errors and constitutional violations, including wrongfully dismissing jurors based on their race and sexuality and depriving the actor of his right to a fair trial by limiting the number of spectators allowed in the courtroom. She said Smollett’s charges should’ve never been brought because the court erred in their decision to appoint a special prosecutor, arguing they never had the authority to do so.
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Or at the very least, a paper airplane.
Comments by the judge during sentencing....
“You are now a permanently convicted felon.”
“You’ve embarrassed your family and friends.”
“Your very name has become an adverb for lying.”
“You’re the butt of jokes.”
“You’re convicted of a class 4 felony, but here are some aggravating factors...”
“You’ve committed hour, upon hour, upon hour of perjury”
Sentence: “30 months felony probation”. “Allowed to travel wherever you want”. “Pay restitution of $120,106 to Chicago.” “150 days jail”
Smollett “I am not suicidal”. “If I do not come out of my jail time......I am not suicidal”.
WOW 150 days in jail, gotta admit, did NOT see that coming, assumed he would get a pat on the head and a cookie
He can get himself Epsteined for all I care
Yeah, funny ending. No remorse. Claims of his innocence after all of that. Guy’s a nutjob.
I’m glad the judge said the stuff he did before sentencing. I expect he’ll try to kill himself just to try to gain the status oif a martyr in the public eye. So be it.
5 months!
All those that told me he’d never served a day, you can line up for your bowl of crow!☺
that outburst from jussie smollett is the most embarrassing thing i've seen in my life time
utterly cringe, lol. he deserves more jail time— cass (@kitsunecass) March 11, 2022
He and Kamala Harris concocted this BS from day 1..their families are friends and he refused to turn over his cell phone, pretty obvious why, the texts between he and Harris must have been a doozy
That is a pat on the head for what he did.
Smollett was a LIAR to the end, as they walked him to jail.
That’s all?
1,500 days should have been the minimum
+1!!!
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