Cook County Judge James Linn has denied a motion by attorneys for Jussie Smollett to be granted a new trial.
Cook County Judge James Linn’s ruling upheld the jury’s verdict from December that found Smollett, who is Black and gay, guilty of five felony counts of disorderly conduct. He was acquitted on a sixth count.
The verdict came after a trial in which prosecutors presented evidence that Smollett planned the attack, hired and paid two men he knew from his work on the show “Empire” to carry it out and bought them supplies they would need.
#JussieSmollett will not get a new trial. Motion denied. pic.twitter.com/tUMx06dj96
— No, not THAT Megan Fox (@MeganFoxWriter) March 10, 2022
The Associated Press contributed to this story
