Now, the issue of whether Smollett must sit in jail during these planned appeals is before a state appeals court and while the appeals could take months to resolve, the question of whether Smollett remains locked up will be resolved much quicker.
In an interview with The Associated Press, David Erickson, a former state appellate judge who teaches at Chicago Kent College of Law, explained what happens next. Nor will the attorneys get to stand before the judge and make their case. The only thing the judge will use are the papers that the attorneys have filed.
If that happens, the appeals court can set Smollett's bond or send the case back to Linn to set the bond. And with that, Smollett can walk out of jail.
Keep them locked up for 150 days then allow the appeal to be looked at doesn't need to be out of these cost too much trouble
Too many lawyers...
Oh oh...it might be another reason to loot and riot...
Jesus its a few months, not years.