Jussie Smollett is set for a November trial after Chicago judge won't dismiss the case - USA TODAY
Jussie Smollett will face a Chicago trial jury starting in late November, after a judge denied his latest motion to dismiss disorderly conduct charges arising from an alleged hoax hate crime he reported in 2019.
Among his most passionate arguments, Uche said Smollett had been offered a non-prosecution deal by previous prosecutors in the Cook County state's attorney's office and that Smollett had kept his side of the bargain, having already performed community service and given up a $10,000 bond under the deal. .A few weeks later, the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, who had recused herself after a conversation with a member of Smollett's family, dropped the initial charges against Smollett, setting off a tsunami of outrage by police, politicians and the public. Eventually a special prosecutor, former federal prosecutor Dan Webb, was appointed to look into whether Smollett should be recharged and whether Foxx or her prosecutors had acted improperlyWebb revived the charges against Smollett, leading to the trial to take place nearly three years later