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Jussie Smollett's double jeopardy claim tossed out by judge
By Mariah Haas
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Jussie Smollett took another hit in court on Friday when a judge shot down the actor's attempt to have the criminal charges against him dropped, telling Smollett that the new charges against him do not violate his right against double jeopardy, being charged twice for the same crime.
Smollett's attorneys made the double jeopardy argument in February after a special prosecutor secured a six-count indictment on charges alleging that Smollett, 37, lied to police about a racist and homophobic attack that police claim he staged himself.
The new case came months after the county's state's attorney's office abruptly announced it was dropping its initial charges against the former "Empire" star, angering police officials and then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
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