Jussie Smollett’s Special Prosecutor Says No Grounds for Supreme Court Appeal

Jussie Smollett does not perceive the regulation, and he is barking up the mistaken tree with the Illinois Supreme Court … at the very least that is how the particular prosecutor views the actor’s enchantment.

Special prosecutor Dan Webb — who convicted Jussie for mendacity to cops concerning the hate crime hoax — is responding to Jussie’s movement to have the IL Supreme Court overview his case and overturn the conviction … and says JS’s declare he had an settlement in place to keep away from prosecution merely does not maintain water.

As we reported, Jussie claims he struck a cope with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office — he would do volunteer neighborhood service and forfeit his bond, and in return, prosecutors would drop the fees.

However, Webb says that “agreement” was “imaginary” on Smollett’s half, and it didn’t insulate him from going through costs at a later date. Webb additionally shoots down Jussie’s declare he is a sufferer of double jeopardy — stating the authorized time period does not apply on this case.

In docs, obtained by TMZ, the particular prosecutor says safety from double jeopardy is “triggered only after the accused has been subjected to the hazards of trial and possible conviction.”

Webb says the preliminary costs had been dropped a mere 12 days after Jussie was arraigned … so, lengthy earlier than there was a jury impaneled, any witnesses sworn in or proof produced.