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   Illinois Supreme Court reverses actor Jussie Smollett's conviction   
   by: Andy Koval, Marisa Rodriguez   
      
   Posted: Nov 21, 2024 / 09:30 AM CST   
      
   SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed the conviction   
   of actor Jussie Smollett.   
      
   The former “Empire” actor took his case to the Illinois Supreme Court in   
   September in a last-ditch effort to have his 2021 conviction overturned.   
      
   “Today we resolve a question about the State’s responsibility to honor the   
   agreements it makes with defendants. Specifically, we address whether a   
   dismissal of a case by nolle prosequi allows the State to bring a second   
   prosecution when the dismissal was entered as part of an agreement with   
   the defendant and the defendant has performed his part of the bargain. We   
   hold that a second prosecution under these circumstances is a due process   
   violation, and we therefore reverse defendant’s conviction,” the Illinois   
   Supreme Court wrote in its ruling.   
      
      
      
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