The former 'Empire' actor was found guilty on five counts of disorderly conduct for staging a hate crime against himself back in 2019.
However, an investigation by the
Smollett was later charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly staging the crime. The actor pleaded not guilty. His defense attorney, Nenye Uche, said the actor will appeal his guilty verdict. Uche told reporters he is"100 percent confident" his client's name will be cleared by an appellate court.According to ABC7 Chicago, Judge James Linn said he was fine with keeping Smollett on his recognizance bond, but Smollett will return to Chicago for sentencing.
However, experts say he's likely to be placed on probation and ordered to perform community service, since Smollett has no previous criminal history and no one was seriously hurt in the case.
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