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Illinois appeals court to hear arguments on Jussie Smollett request to toss convictions

An Illinois appeals court will hear oral arguments Tuesday that the panel should toss Jussie Smollett's convictions for staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself and then lying about it to Chicago police

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Man gets life sentence in killing of off-duty Chicago cop Clifton Lewis in 2011; vows to appeal, says he was framed

Alexander Villa was convicted of gunning down Lewis during the armed robbery of a convenience store at Division Street and Austin Boulevard, where Lewis was working as a security guard.

Chicago Sun-Times

Judge denies bid for new trial in off-duty cop’s slaying

The sentencing of Alexander Villa, found guilty at trial for the 2011 murder of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis in 2019, has been scheduled for Monday.

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Judge rejects special prosecutor to look into alleged misconduct by police, prosecutors in 2011 cop murder

Alexander Villa’s lawyers cited emails discovered years after his trial that they claim show police and prosecutors withheld evidence, including cellphone data showing Villa and two other suspects were not at the crime scene when Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis was killed.

Chicago Sun-Times

Clifton Lewis slaying: No new judge for gunman awaiting sentencing in cop’s murder

Judge Timothy Joyce denied a motion to replace the trial judge in gunman Alexander Villa’s case before sentencing.

Chicago Sun-Times

Alleged shooter in 2011 Chicago cop killing seeks new judge to rule on motion for a new trial

Alexander Villa, awaiting sentencing after a 2019 trial verdict, has said police and prosecutors hid evidence from his lawyers.

Chicago Sun-Times

A year after sentencing, Jussie Smollett appeals, claiming his double-jeopardy rights were violated and trial judge was biased

CHICAGO — Nearly a year after being sentenced to five months in jail, only to be released on bond days later, former actor Jussie Smollett has filed his long-awaited appeal claiming his indictment by a special prosecutor was invalid due to double-jeopardy concerns and that the trial judge was biased…

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Jussie Smollett files opening arguments as he appeals conviction for lying in hate crime hoax

The filing repeats several arguments that were made ahead of the actor’s trial, including that the prosecution violated his protection against double jeopardy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jussie Smollett given more time to file appeal brief, but court warns ‘no further extension will be granted’

The actor and singer is appealing his 2021 conviction for staging a hate crime against himself in Chicago and lying about it.

Chicago Sun-Times

For fifth time, Jussie Smollett’s lawyers ask for more time to file brief appealing conviction linked to fake hate crime

The attorneys said their brief is ready but they are still waiting on a ruling on whether they can submit a longer filing than is typically allowed.

Chicago Sun-Times

As accusations swirl, State’s Atty. Kim Foxx pulls her Conviction Integrity Unit chief off a big case

As head of the unit, Nancy Adduci reviews cases to make sure prosecutors got them right. Now her work in a cop killing case is under fire.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. request could block evidence in probe of Chicago cop’s murder

Federal prosecutors say it might violate law to release files from a massive joint investigation launched with CPD in the wake of Officer Clifton Lewis shooting.

Chicago Sun-Times

Smollett drops new song declaring his innocence while he fights his conviction

“It’s like they’re hell-bent on not solving the crime” the former Empire actor sings on the track, which he posted to Instagram while he is free during his appeal.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jussie Smollett walked out of jail Wednesday night. Will he ever have to go back?

The former “Empire” actor was freed on bond while his appeal is pending, and experts say he might avoid more jail time even if the ruling in his case eventually doesn’t go his way.

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Jussie Smollett’s legal win sees him dodge weeks in jail — at least for now

CHICAGO — In a scathing ruling that was to send Jussie Smollett to jail for the first few months of his probation sentence, Cook County Judge James Linn last week told the convicted actor that “sometimes the hammer of justice has to fall.”

Chicago Tribune

Jussie Smollett’s lawyers request protective custody for actor in jail

CHICAGO — Thursday evening, his right fist raised in defiance, Jussie Smollett walked out of Judge James Linn’s courtroom and into a monthslong stretch of Cook County custody.

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US Actor Jussie Smollett Jailed for Staged Attack

US actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced to almost five months in prison Thursday after being found guilty of falsely telling police he was the victim of a racist and homophobic hate crime in 2019 -- an attack prosecutors said he himself staged. The gay 39-year-old African-American was found guilty in…

Chicago Tribune

‘I am not suicidal!’ Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail beginning immediately, shouts as he is led from court

CHICAGO — Shortly after being ordered into custody to begin serving 150 days in jail on Thursday, actor Jussie Smollett finally started to speak.

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The Independent UK

‘I am not suicidal’: Jussie Smollett shouts in courtroom as he is jailed for 150 days over hate crime hoax

Judge says the 39-year-old actor threw a ‘national pity party for himself’

Politico

Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in fake attack

Smollett was also ordered to pay $120,106 in restitution.

Chicago Tribune

Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail and probation, beginning immediately, and shouts as he is led from court

CHICAGO — At the conclusion of a three-year firestorm of allegations he faked a hate crime attack on himself, Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 30 months of probation Thursday for his conviction in the hoax — and he must spend the first 150 days of the sentence in Cook County…

Chicago Tribune

Jussie Smollett deserves prison time for orchestrating hoax hate crime, lying to a jury, prosecutor argues

CHICAGO — Actor Jussie Smollett deserves prison time for faking a shocking hate crime on himself in Chicago on a frigid January night in 2019, a special prosecutor argued at Smollett’s sentencing Thursday.

Chicago Tribune

Judge rejects bid to have Jussie Smollett's conviction tossed at sentencing hearing

CHICAGO — For the first time since his media-firestorm trial and conviction last year, Jussie Smollett returned to Cook County court Thursday to learn his sentence for orchestrating a fake hate-crime attack that shocked the nation.

Chicago Tribune

Jussie Smollett sentencing hearing opens with lawyers seeking to have judge toss conviction for phony hate crime

Chicago Sun-Times

Jussie Smollett sentenced to 5 months in jail for staging fake hate crime in downtown Chicago

“You’ve destroyed your life as you knew it,” Judge James Linn told the former “Empire” actor. “There is nothing any sentencing judge could do compared to the damage you’ve already done.”

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