Lawyer Kim Foxx, of the State of Cook Co., Defends the Charges Against Jussie Smollett

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Attorney for the State of Cook County Kim Foxx will fight for his office, who chose to leave Jussie Smollett walk … saying that the public simply does not understand that it is so that the law works.

Foxx went to WBEZ radio in Chicago on Wednesday and said that she understood the confusion for those who were "outside" who did not understand the intricacies of the justice system, which did not include prosecutions alternatives or diversion or alternative outcomes outside of jail or long probation. "

On the other side, Foxx – who recuse himself of the case – says those who know the legal system know "the probability that someone getting a prison sentence for a class 4 crime is slim."

As we reported … First Assistant Cook County Attorney Joseph Magats says prosecutors abandoned the case because Smollett does not have a violent criminal history and that he's lying the alleged attack It was not a violent crime.

Foxx echoed Magats' feeling that, even though the charges were withdrawn … everyone in his office supports the police investigation and believes that Jussie has organized the attack. Like her put at WBEZIn general, we do not see people "giving up $ 10,000 of their hard-earned money" unless they are held responsible for something.