Jussie Smollett can be sprung from jail on bond while lawyers appeal his conviction for staging a hate crime, an Illinois state appellate court ruled Wednesday. The ruling came two days after Smoll…
The ruling came two days after Smollett’s lawyerson five counts of felony disorderly conduct for lying to police.
Under the terms of the I-Bond, Smollett would not have to dig into his pockets to get out of jail, and would only owe money if he skipped his court dates. Webb wrote that Smollett did not provide any real proof that he was in danger and used “cursory, woefully undeveloped arguments” to sway the court, in the state’s response to the motion for release.
Smollett’s lawyers claimed he was at risk in jail because he is immunocompromised and had been receiving threats over his high profile.CPD, Lee Daniels
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