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Empire co-star Jussie Smollett gets released from jail while attorneys appeal his conviction for lying to police about a hate crime attack.\\xa0

Smollett\\u2019s attorneys argued that he would complete the sentence by the time the process was completed. They also cited homophobic threats received by the actor in their request for emergency release. The special prosecutor responded to the motion by saying it was \\u201cfactually incorrect.\\u201d Two of the three members of the appellate court agreed with Smollett\\u2019s attorneys.\\xa0 \\xa0

Well, an appeals court upheld Smollett\'s disorderly conduct convictions.\\xa0 He now will have to finish the 150-day incarceration part of his sentence.\\xa0\\xa0

Joining Nancy Grace today:

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• Matthew Mangino\\xa0\\u2013 Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County); Author: \\u201cThe Executioner\\u2019s Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States;\\u201d Twitter: @MatthewTMangino
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• Dr. Shari Schwartz\\u2013 Forensic Psychologist (Specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy); Author: \\u201cCriminal Behavior\\u201d and \\u201cWhere Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology;\\u201d Twitter: @TrialDoc
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• Paul Szych\\xa0\\u2013 Former Police Commander (Albuquerque, NM), APD Domestic Violence and Stalking Unit; Author: \\u201cStop Him From KillingThem;\\u201d\\xa0Twitter: @WorkplaceThreat
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• Alexis Tereszcuk\\xa0\\u2013 CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter, Writer/Fact Checker at Lead Stories; Twitter: @swimmie2009
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