The stunning decision by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office to drop all 16 felony charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett in his alleged hate crime hoax is “almost unheard of,” Judge Andrew Napolitano said Tuesday. CHICAGO PD SUPERINTENDENT EDDIE JOHNSON, RAHM EMANUEL CALL JUSSIE SMOLLETT CHARGES BEING DROPPED 'WHITEWASH OF JUSTICE'It is still unclear why state prosecutors dropped the charges. “If that is what happened, that is poor policing on the part of the prosecutors because they should have known of that defect before (they) sought his indictment,” Napolitano said. STARS REACT TO JUSSIE SMOLLETT'S CHARGES BEING DROPPEDAnother possibility could be that they have decided to grant Smollett a “once-in-a-lifetime deal” for a deferred prosecution, which in Chicago does not require an admission of guilt, he added. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APPTypically, a minimum condition of dropping cases is some acceptance of responsibility.

Source: Fox News March 26, 2019 19:07 UTC