In the Jussie Smollett case, how did prosecutors go from indictment to wrist slap?
CHICAGO – The surprise decision by prosecutors to drop charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett shocked the legal and law enforcement community.
Police laid out in detail how they used police video, private security cameras and rideshare records to identify the Osundairos as the assailants in the attack. The decision to seal the records in this case raised questions about whether Smollett benefited from his celebrity or if prosecutors tried to keep certain information out of the public eye.
Magats was tapped to oversee the case after State’s Attorney Kim Foxx recused herself from the investigation. Foxx stepped back from the case, because she passed on a request from Smollett’s family to Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson to hand over the investigation to the FBI. Wednesday, Patricia Brown Holmes, one of Smollett’s attorneys, dismissed the notion that politics or Foxx’s interaction with the actor’s family impacted the state’s attorney’s move.
Will politicians do anything but express outrage over the case? Are there any consequences for Smollett?Smollett maintained his innocence, though Magats insisted that the arrangement should not be viewed as an exoneration. As part of the deal, Smollett agreed to forfeit $10,000 he put up as bond to secure his release from Cook County Jail after he was charged.
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