Jussie Smollett loses appeal as his conviction is upheld for hoax attack

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A three judge panel voted to uphold Jessie Smollett's conviction.

He was arrested in 2022 for allegedly faking a racist and homophobic hate crime and the deed comes with a 150 day sentence in an Illinois prison. Judges handed down a 2-1 decision, according to court documents obtained by The Mirror.

Jussie was originally indicted by a grand jury on 16 counts of felony disorderly conduct after the false reporting. Thereafter, he was reindicted on six counts and convicted of five. The documents explained further explained the decision from a jury trial included a 30 month probation and "a $25,000 fine and $120,106 in restitution to the City of Chicago."

Jussie still has the option to appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court. However, the higher level court would choose whether or not they'd like to hear the case as it is not guaranteed, so he is far more likely to serve out his sentence.

He argued during the appeal process that "his rights to a fair trial and due process were violated when the [Office of the Special Prosecutor] committed several acts of prosecutorial misconduct." The judges disagreed with his argument, sighting a variety of case law precedent.

After a 6 day stint in jail, Jussie was initially released while legal action was pursued. During that time, he was able to release new music and direct a film with Vivica A. Fox. He also went to rehab.

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