Jussie Smollett’s sentencing hearing is set for March 10, 2022.
Judge James Linn will likely sentence Smollett to prison for masterminding the hoax plot.
In December, a jury found Smollett guilty on 5 felony counts of disorderly conduct for lying to Chicago police about a hate crime hoax in January 2019.
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According to the NY Post, Smollett will likely receive less than a year in prison and 5 years probation upon his release.
Smollett, 2nd from left, is best known for his role in Fox TV’s soap opera Empire. The show was canceled following Smollett’s 2019 arrest in Chicago, where the series was based.
On March 26, 2019, all charges against Smollett were dropped by his friend, state prosecutor Kim Foxx.
After a special prosecutor was appointed, Smollett was indicted again on six counts of felony disorderly conduct.
His trial began in November 2021, and on December 9, Smollett was found guilty of five of the six counts.
Smollett, who is openly gay, remained defiant and maintained his innocence after the trial.
Judges who preside over sentencing hearings prefer to see convicted felons show signs of remorse before deciding whether to spare them from doing prison time.
