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Smollett, who is expected to continue to deny his role in the staged attack in January 2019, faces up to three years in prison for each of the five felony counts of disorderly conduct - the charge filed for lying to police - of which he was convicted. Smollett received a fair trial,” Linn said. “I do believe at the end of the day that Mr. Before the sentencing began, Linn rejected a motion from the defense to overturn the jury’s verdict on legal grounds. Smollett will eventually learn if a judge will order him locked up for his conviction of lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that he orchestrated himself or allow him to remain free. Other supporters spoke about worries that Smollett would be at risk in prison, specifically mentioning his race, sexual orientation and his family’s Jewish heritage.īlack juror: Smollett’s reaction to noose makes no sense

Jackson that asked Linn to consider the case’s effect on Smollett’s life and career and to avoid any confinement as part of his sentence. Smollett’s attorneys also read aloud letters from other supporters, including an organizer with Black Lives Matter, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and LaTanya and Samuel L. In my humble opinion he is completely innocent.” Smollett’s brother, Joel Smollett, Jr., told the court that Smollett is “not a threat to the people of Illinois. She later added, “If you do, send me along with him, OK?” “I ask you, judge, not to send him to prison,” Molly Smollett, 92, told the court. Smollett is returning to a Chicago courtroom Thursday, Mafor sentencing with just two questions hanging over his head: Will he admit that he lied about a racist homophobic attack and will a judge send him to jail? (AP Photo/Matt Marton File) Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Monday Feb. Jussie Smollett’s grandmother, testifying for the defense, asked Linn not to include prison time in his sentence for Smollett. Brown asked that the city be compensated for its costs, saying the cost of investigating his claim could have been spent elsewhere in the city. In the statement, Brown, who became superintendent in April 2020 and wasn’t with the city at the time of Smollett’s police report, said Smollett’s false report of a hate crime harmed “actual victims” of such crimes.