The Illinois Supreme Court will hear the appeal of actor Jussie Smollett, who was convicted of staging a racist attack

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Illinois Supreme Court to hear actor Jussie Smollett appeal of conviction for disorderly conduct conviction. Actor Jussie was convicted for staging racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019. Actor was also convicted of lying to Chicago police and lying to police. Actor says he staged racist attack and lied to police about it.

Illinois Supreme Court to hear actor Jussie Smollett appeal of conviction for disorderly conduct conviction. Actor Jussie was convicted for staging racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019. Actor was also convicted of lying to Chicago police and lying to police. Actor says he staged racist attack and lied to police about it.

Illinois Supreme Court agrees to hear Jussie Smollett case. Jussie was convicted of disorderly conduct in 2021. He was charged with orchestrating a hate crime hoax in 2019. He has been charged with disorderly conduct and a hate-crime hoax in the state of Illinois.

Jussie Smollett's appeal over hate crime hoax conviction will be heard by Illinois Supreme Court. There is currently no date set for the high court to hear his appeal over his 2021 conviction. Jussie's disorderly conduct conviction is set to be heard in 2021. No date for the appeal has been set for when the court will hear the case.

Illinois Supreme Court to hear Jussie Smollett's appeal of his convictions for orchestrating a hate crime hoax. The actor was convicted of orchestrating the crime hoax in January. The Illinois court agreed to hear the actor's appeal on Wednesday. The case will be heard by the state's highest court.