Aiexpress – Jussie Smollett does not comprehend the law, and his appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court is misguided, according to the special prosecutor.
Special prosecutor Dan Webb, who convicted Jussie for lying to cops about the hate crime hoax, is responding to Jussie’s motion to have the Illinois Supreme Court review his case and overturn the conviction… and says JS’s claim that he had an agreement in place to avoid prosecution is simply false.
JUSSIE IN AND OUT OF COURT
According to our previous report, Jussie asserts that he reached an agreement with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. Under this agreement, he agreed to perform volunteer community service and surrender his bond. In exchange, the prosecutors would dismiss the charges against him.
However, Webb claims that Smollett’s “agreement” was “imaginary” and did not protect him from future prosecution. Webb further refutes Jussie’s assertion that he is a victim of double jeopardy, noting that the legal term does not apply in this case.
In documents obtained by TMZ, the special prosecutor states that protection against double jeopardy is “triggered only after the accused has been subjected to the hazards of trial and possible conviction.”
According to Webb, the initial charges were withdrawn just 12 days after Jussie was arraigned—long before a jury was seated, witnesses were sworn in, and any evidence was presented.
Special prosecutor Webb’s main argument is that Jussie’s case is not worthy of review by the Illinois Supreme Court. Webb wants the high court to deny his appeal, allowing Jussie to finish his 150-day sentence, of which he has barely spent six so far.
