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The 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. “Specifically, we address whether a dismissal of a case by nolle prosequi allows the State to bring a second prosecution when the dismissal was entered as part of an agreement with the defendant and the defendant has performed his part of the bargain. We hold that a second prosecution under these circumstances is a due process violation, and we therefore reverse defendant’s conviction.”

Jussie Smollett appears in court

Jussie Smollett’s conviction was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court. (Nuccio DiNuzzo)

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