Jussie Smollett Could Delay Serving Jail Time for More than a Year

Jussie Smollett has misplaced his large attraction in his faux assault case, however that does not imply he is going straight to jail to serve his sentence … not by a protracted shot.

As we reported, an Illinois appeals courtroom dominated by a 2-1 vote to uphold his conviction for faking an “attack” on the streets of Chicago again in January 2019. He was sentenced to 150 days in jail, however solely served 6 days earlier than being freed pending attraction.

Effectively now the appeals courtroom has spoken, nevertheless it’s not the one appeals courtroom. Jussie can, and has vowed, to file a petition with the Illinois Supreme Court docket to evaluation his case. The Excessive Court docket is just not required to listen to it — it is discretionary — however whereas he pushes for the Court docket to listen to his case, he will not return to jail.

We did some digging, and here is the way in which it really works. Jussie has 35 days to file his attraction with the Illinois Supreme Court docket. It often takes round 2 months for the courtroom to determine whether or not it needs to listen to a case. In the event that they reject Jussie’s, his appeals are just about over, and that will imply he’d be again within the pokey by late February or March.

Now if the attraction is granted, it might take round a 12 months for the courtroom to listen to the case and decide. Throughout that point, Jussie could be free. So if the Supreme Court docket hears the case and upholds the decision, Jussie would go to jail, however that would not occur till mid-2025!

In different phrases, Jussie might dodge jail for 3 and a half years after his conviction underneath that situation.