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Jussie Smollett conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court

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Illinois Supreme Court overturned Jussie Smollett's hate crime hoax conviction Thursday .

" Today we resolve a question about the State ’s responsibility to honor the agreements it makes with defendants," the court wrote in documents obtained by Fox News Digital .

"We hold that a second prosecution under these circumstances is a due process violation, and we therefore reverse defendant's conviction".

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