Jussie Smollett files documents requesting a new trial after taking issue with jury selection

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Jussie Smollett's legal team have filed documents to request a new trial unless the judge reverses the verdict and finds him not guilty of disorderly conduct for faking the police report, according to TMZ.The actor requested the new trial two months after he was found guilty by the jurors of five of the six felony charges against him.The outlet reported that Jussie claimed his constitutional rights were violated after his legal team was blocked from participating in the juror selection process.

The latest:Jussie Smollett's legal team have filed documents to request a new trial unless the judge reverses the verdict and finds him not guilty of disorderly conduct for faking the police report, according to TMZ; seen in 2019Jussie claimed that prosecutors portrayed a pattern of racism in their juror selections, TMZ reported.In addition, he claims his defense team weren't allowed to pose questions to the potential jurors as well as alleging the pool was 'tainted.' He also alleged that the prosecutors pressured the witnesses to give 'false testimony' and limited his defense team from questions all of the witnesses.Jussie's legal team claimed that the judge barring the public and media from the courtroom was 'wrongful.' Legal:The actor requested the new trial two months after he was found guilty by the jurors of five felony charges against him; pictured in November Jussie was convicted last month for lying to police about a racist, homophobic attack that authorities said he staged, will return to court for sentencing March 10.Cook County Judge James Linn set the sentencing date in Chicago for the former Empire actor, who told the judge he was in New York, during a hearing on Zoom.Smollett was found guilty by a jury Dec.