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Jussie Smollett<\/strong> has lost his big appeal in his fake attack case, but that doesn’t mean he’s going straight to jail to serve his sentence … not by a long shot.<\/p>\n As we reported, an Illinois appeals court ruled by a 2-1 vote to uphold his conviction<\/strong> for faking an “attack” on the streets of Chicago back in January 2019. He was sentenced<\/strong> to 150 days in jail, but only served 6 days before being freed pending appeal.<\/p>\n Well now the appeals court has spoken, but it’s not the only appeals court. Jussie can, and has vowed, to file a petition with the Illinois Supreme Court to review his case. The High Court is not required to hear it — it’s discretionary — but while he pushes for the Court to hear his case, he won’t go back to jail.<\/p>\n We did some digging, and here’s the way it works. Jussie has 35 days to file his appeal with the Illinois Supreme Court. It usually takes around 2 months for the court to decide whether it wants to hear a case. If they reject Jussie’s, his appeals are pretty much over, and that would mean he’d be back in the pokey by late February or March.<\/p>\n Now if the appeal is granted, it would take around a year for the court to hear the case and make a decision. During that time, Jussie would be free. So if the Supreme Court hears the case and upholds the verdict, Jussie would go to jail, but that wouldn’t happen until mid-2025!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8c\/4by3\/2023\/12\/01\/8c46b0552c684c8da4f5b2e4af26af88_md.jpg\")
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