Judge orders special prosecutor be appointed to look into Jussie Smollett controversy

This means special prosecutor could recharge Smollett. Might find out if there was a conspiracy to drop charges.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-jussie-smollett-special-prosecutor-20190621-jkpbw7sm4jcw3mm5ompfk7htxe-story.html

A Cook County judge on Friday ordered the surprise appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the sudden dismissal of all charges against Jussie Smollett, saying the short-lived prosecution may have been legally invalid from the beginning.

Judge Michael Toomin ruled that State’s Attorney Kim Foxx had the right to withdraw herself from overseeing the prosecution of the onetime “Empire” actor but held no legal authority to then delegate that responsibility to her top deputy.

With the deputy holding no real authority, the Smollett case made its way through the court system without a prosecutor at the helm, the veteran judge said.
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