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Originally posted by oddball:

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Originally posted by Lefty Sig:
You can't try someone twice for the same crime, but if they drop charges then reinstate them that is not double jeopardy.

From what I understand, this is correct. Jussie had the charges dropped by the prosecutor, it was not dismissed by a court.

When charges are dropped, it means that the prosecutor has decided not to proceed with the case for a variety of reasons. But this doesn’t prevent them from reintroducing the charges later if new evidence pop up. When charges are dismissed, this action usually prevents the case from being brought forth again.

Jussie was not tried twice, no double jeopardy occurred.

It wasn't that the charges were dropped, it was that he cut a deal with the prosecution, and lived up to his end of it. It was prosecutorial misconduct and a miscarriage of justice, but the court said he held up his end of the deal, even though his end of the deal didn't amount to a wet fart.

So, once again we have an example of "Justice for thee, not for me." When this happens it has a very negative psychological effect on all Americans.

And that piece of shit foxx, our state’s attorney just laid the blame on Webb.
ZERO mention of her part in dropping the charges, because she got a phone call from mushell obamas people in the middle of the night… no “yeah, I fucked up..”
nothing….

Don’t worry, she’s going to be out of here in a few days. Nice pension… then a nice job somewhere else.

Fuck, I really hate this place.

This is third world corruption. The third world doesn’t create corruption. Corruption creates the third world.

Take a good look at PERCEPTION’s tag line!

If that doesn’t describe Chicago Elections, I don’t know what does!
To think, these fucking morons (not all, but a whole hell of a lot) voted this twat in.
THEN VOTED FOR IT AGAIN!

Shitfoot wasn’t bad enough, so they voted for conehead, someone MORE progressive!

As dear old Dad told me:
Never underestimate the power of stupid people
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in power
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers

I'm actually surprised it too this long to get overturned.

The deal was bad in the first place. The level of stupidity of this deal was done on purpose, and Kim Foxx has her fingerprints all over it.

^^^ My thoughts are with you guys up there and hope you all can retire and get the hell out soon.

Chicago. Making the Third World look good since 1837.

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Originally posted by ArtieS:

Chicago. Making the Third World look good since 1837.

1871: Mrs. O'Leary's cow.

I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop, Smollett to be awarded some huge dollar settlement for his life being ruined by the false charges brought against him.
Its a continuing Chicago story, Lawyers getting rich off the tax payers wallet.
Dan Webb who was the apointed Special prosecutor is no low tier Lawyer. He and his Law firm spent hundreds of billable hours investigating and prosecuting this case.
It had to be obvious from the start that the plea deal that was given was solid as confirmed by the IL. Supreme Court decision. Webb should have said up front that this would end the way it did.

Now not only do we have to pay millions out for Lawyer fees we also have to watch all the local news channels promote all the fluff stories about Kim Foxx retiring. I'm sure she will end up on the IL Supreme Court one day soon.

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Jussie Smollett reaches settlement with city of Chicago 6 years after alleged hoax attack

The City of Chicago and former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett have reached a settlement, six years after the city sued the TV star.

The city filed a civil suit against the actor in April 2019, three months after Smollett claimed he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood.

However, police and city officials later said he orchestrated the hoax hate crime against himself. The city's suit accused Smollett of submitting a false police report on Jan. 29, 2019, said he knew his attackers, planned the attack, and sought $130,000 in expenses spent on the police investigation.

Smollett had filed a countersuit denying that he orchestrated the attack and denied making a false police report.

On Monday, the city and Smollett advised the court that they have settled, “but need more time to finalize documentation.”

The details of the settlement were not disclosed.

A status hearing set for April 30 has been reset for May 29, according to the court docket.

The Chicago Department of Law and an attorney for Smollett did not respond to requests for comment.

Back in January 2019, the actor had reported to police he was the victim of a hate crime, and was attacked because he is Black and gay. Two men — brothers Ola and Abimbola Osundairo — were arrested in the investigation. Police investigated the case, and later said that Smollett had recruited the brothers to help him stage the attack.

However, police and city officials later said he orchestrated the hoax hate crime against himself. The city's suit accused Smollett of submitting a false police report on Jan. 29, 2019, said he knew his attackers, planned the attack, and sought $130,000 in expenses spent on the police investigation.

Smollett had filed a countersuit denying that he orchestrated the attack and denied making a false police report.

On Monday, the city and Smollett advised the court that they have settled, “but need more time to finalize documentation.”

The details of the settlement were not disclosed.

A status hearing set for April 30 has been reset for May 29, according to the court docket.

The Chicago Department of Law and an attorney for Smollett did not respond to requests for comment.

Back in January 2019, the actor had reported to police he was the victim of a hate crime, and was attacked because he is Black and gay. Two men — brothers Ola and Abimbola Osundairo — were arrested in the investigation. Police investigated the case, and later said that Smollett had recruited the brothers to help him stage the attack.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/u...ed-hoax-a-rcna204223

Being this is a Chicago story I would not find it hard to believe that the Chicago City counsel will have included a big 6 figure pay out to Smollett for all the trouble that he had to endure.
Thats the way it works around here.

https://abc7chicago.com/post/j...hate-crime/16510224/

Lets get this straight.
The State of IL., Cook County , and Chicago are basically bankrupt but can lower this POS fine. Never mind the crimes that were made up and how much the investigation into nothing cost the tax payers.

I should be used to this, but I guess I never will be able to just shrug it off.
Goes along with the MILLIONS the city writes checks for that should NOT be settled law suits.

In other news, a local Chicago charity pays Hesse Smollett $50k for ads to raise awareness of “police violence”

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Originally posted by armored:
https://abc7chicago.com/post/j...hate-crime/16510224/

Lets get this straight.
The State of IL., Cook County , and Chicago are basically bankrupt but can lower this POS fine. Never mind the crimes that were made up and how much the investigation into nothing cost the tax payers.

I should be used to this, but I guess I never will be able to just shrug it off.
Goes along with the MILLIONS the city writes checks for that should NOT be settled law suits.

Why must you be so cynical?