Jussie Smollett Found GUILTY On Felony Hate Crime Hoax Charges

found guilty Thursday on five of six felony counts

Linn did not order Smollett into custody pending sentencing; his next court date was set for Jan. 27, at which time attorneys are expected to discuss scheduling matters

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Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in Cook County Jail and probation, beginning immediately, and he shouts as he is led from court
By Megan Crepeau and Jason Meisner
Chicago Tribune |
Mar 10, 2022 at 6:42 PM

At the conclusion of a three-year firestorm of allegations he faked a hate crime attack on himself, Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 30 months of probation on Thursday for his conviction in the hoax — and he must spend the first 150 days of the sentence in Cook County Jail.

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https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/cri ... story.html

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Jussie Smollett 'Empire' Star Sentencing - Judge Hands Down The Sentence
Mar 11, 2022
Law&Crime Network





NOTE
He will only serve half of the 150 days.. so... 2 1/2 months

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Jussie Smollett's family furious after he's sentenced to jail time
Mar 11, 2022
CBS Chicago

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WATCH: Jussie Smollett's defense team speaks following jail sentence
Mar 11, 2022
WGN News

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Court orders Jussie Smollett be RELEASED from jail just six days into his 150 day sentence while he appeals conviction for faking hate crime

• Disgraced 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett will be released after serving just six days in jail
  
• Judges sided with his lawyers who argued that he would be finished with his sentence before the appeals process was complete
  
• He was sentenced to 150 days after being convicted of five felony counts of disorderly conduct for falsely reporting a racist and homophobic attack in 2019
  
• Smollett could have served just 75 days with good behavior
  
• He had been kept in psychiatric care in a 'restraint bed' in the Cook County Jail

By Janon Fisher and Jennifer Smith, Chief Reporter For Dailymail.Com
Published: 09:43 AEDT, 17 March 2022 | Updated: 11:12 AEDT, 17 March 2022

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... rison.html

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