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(CNN)Jussie Smollett was released from jail Wednesday night, after an
Illinois appeals court granted an emergency motion by his defense
attorneys. Smollett's legal team is looking to delay his sentence and
grant him bond until their appeal on his conviction is decided on.

The former "Empire" actor was sentenced last week to 30 months of felony probation -- including 150 days in jail -- and ordered to pay restitution
of more than $120,000 and a $25,000 fine for making false reports to
police that he was the victim of a hate crime in January 2019.

"There is no room for politics in our court system," defense attorney
Nenye Uche said in a news conference shortly after the actor's release. "Regardless of what you think about this case ... the real question is,
should Black men be walked into jail for a Class 4 felony?"

"That's a disgrace," the attorney added. Uche, as well as other attorneys
from the team who spoke Wednesday, criticized the judge who sentenced
Smollett last week. Cook County Judge James Linn spoke to the actor for
more than half an hour, criticizing his actions.

"The judge spent a great deal of time chastising, berating my client,"
Uche said. "I've never seen that before."

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Your racist black queer client committed a hate crime against every non-
black citizen of the United States and wasn't convicted for it.

That's the real miscarriage of justice.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/16/us/jussie-smollett-released-bond/index.html

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