Jussie Smollett Could Delay Serving Jail Time for More than a Year

Jussie Smollett has misplaced his huge attraction in his pretend assault case, however that does not imply he is going straight to jail to serve his sentence … not by a lengthy shot.

As we reported, an Illinois appeals courtroom dominated by a 2-1 vote to uphold his conviction for faking an “attack” on the streets of Chicago again in January 2019. He was sentenced to 150 days in jail, however solely served 6 days earlier than being freed pending attraction.

Well now the appeals courtroom has spoken, but it surely’s not the one appeals courtroom. Jussie can, and has vowed, to file a petition with the Illinois Supreme Court to assessment his case. The High Court isn’t required to listen to it — it is discretionary — however whereas he pushes for the Court to listen to his case, he will not return to jail.

We did some digging, and this is the way in which it really works. Jussie has 35 days to file his attraction with the Illinois Supreme Court. It often takes round 2 months for the courtroom to resolve whether or not it needs to listen to a case. If they reject Jussie’s, his appeals are just about over, and that might imply he’d be again within the pokey by late February or March.

Now if the attraction is granted, it will take round a 12 months for the courtroom to listen to the case and make a resolution. During that point, Jussie could be free. So if the Supreme Court hears the case and upholds the decision, Jussie would go to jail, however that would not occur till mid-2025!

In different phrases, Jussie might dodge jail for three and a half years after his conviction beneath that situation.