Anonymous ID: 917af5 Feb. 24, 2020, 12:20 p.m. No.8236297   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6314

Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty to New Charges

 

Former โ€˜Empireโ€™ actorโ€™s legal team files motion to dismiss case on double-jeopardy grounds

 

CHICAGOโ€”Actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to six felony charges of disorderly conduct after a special prosecutorโ€™s investigation led to a new indictment earlier this month.

 

Mr. Smollettโ€™s attorneys said they were petitioning the Cook County Circuit Court to drop all charges citing a double jeopardy defense in a court date that came nearly one year after 16 original counts of disorderly conduct were dropped in the matter. Separately, they filed a motion with the state Supreme Court, arguing the special prosecutorโ€ฆ

 

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