
Jussie Smollett’s fate rests in hands of jury as one week trial draws to a close
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Prosecutors believe the "Empire" actor was the mastermind behind a hate crime hoax in the wee hours of a frigid Chicago winter in January 2019.
The lawyers' closing arguments capped just over one week of testimony in the case against Smollett. The jury deliberated for about two hours Wednesday but broke for the day without reaching a verdict. They are expected to resume deliberations Thursday as long as all 12 jurors have arrived at court by 10:15 a.m. ET.
On Wednesday, the jurors asked the court, "Can we have a copy of the calendar of events?" There had been a display on the screen showing the month of January 2019 with specific dates marked off by prosecutors listing what happened on those days.
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