Jussie Smollett Released From Jail While Appealing His Conviction
etonline.comJussie Smollett to be released from Cook County Jail on bond, pending the appeal of his conviction.Last Wednesday, Smollett had been sentenced to 150 days in behind bars and immediately remanded into custody.
On Thursday, Judge James B. Linn also sentenced the 39-year-old actor to 30 months of felony probation, three months after he was found guilty on five of the six counts of disorderly conduct for which he was charged.
The star was also ordered to pay $120,106 in restitution to the City of Chicago and fined $25,000.Smollett's attorney, Nenye Uche, shared a statement with ET on Wednesday evening, commending the court for their decision.«We are very pleased with the ruling made by the Illinois First District Appellate Court.
We are pleased that sensationalism and politics will be put aside and we can finally have an intellectual discussion about our laws with our esteemed appellate court,» Uche shared.Smollett's attorney further stated, «Three years ago, Jussie and the State of Illinois reached a deferred prosecution agreement in which he paid a ten thousand dollar fine and performed community service.
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