Judge Orders Special Prosecutor To Review Handling Of Jussie Smollett Case
A judge in Illinois' Cook County says a special prosecutor should review the case "to restore the public's confidence in the integrity of our criminal justice system."
by Bill Chappell
Jun 21, 2019
2 minutes
A judge in Illinois is calling for a special prosecutor to look into how Cook County prosecutors handled the Jussie Smollett case — which began with the Empire actor reporting a hate crime, then saw him arrested for allegedly faking the incident, and finally having all charges against him dropped.
In his order, Cook
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