The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned Josie Smollett’s hate crime conviction.
“Today we resolve a question about the state’s obligation to honor the agreements entered into with the defendants,” the court wrote in documents obtained by Fox News Digital. “Specifically, we address whether dismissal of a case by noll prosecution permits the State to pursue a second trial when the dismissal was entered into as part of an agreement with the defendant and the defendant has fulfilled his end of the bargain. We find that a second prosecution under these circumstances constitutes a due process violation, and we therefore vacate the defendant’s conviction.”
Jussie Smollett’s conviction was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court. (Nuccio DiNuzzo)
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