What is Jussie Smollett doing now? The former "Empire" actor has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to review his conviction being upheld.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchRELATED: Jussie Smollett back to work, making directorial debut after convicted for faking Chicago hate crime
Back in 2019, he and Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx had reached an agreement to drop the charges against him in exchange for $10,000 bond and community service. A special prosecutor was then appointed in 2020.Smollett's lawyers claimed his conviction violated his fifth amendment rights against double jeopardy, which is a legal protection against a person being punished for the same crime twice.
ABC7 legal analyst Gil Soffer said the ruling was a strong win for the special prosecutor, considering all the arguments raised by the defense.
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