Smollett Lawyer claims he’s “100% confident” he’s “going to be cleared of all” charges on appeal

Following a guilty verdict on 5 of 6 counts, Jussie Smollett’s lawyer Nenye Uche claimed the disgrace actor will be appealing and is confident “he’s going to be cleared of all” charges.

Uche told reporters Smollett is “100 percent confident” he will be found innocent on appeal.

“We feel 100 percent confident that this case will be won on appeal,” Uche said. “Unfortunately, that’s not the route we wanted but sometimes that’s the route you have to take to win, especially a case where we remain 100 percent confident in our client’s innocence.”

“He’s a human being; he’s disappointed — but I will tell you this: I am very proud of him. I’m very, very proud of him. He’s holding up very strong; he’s committed to clearing his name and he’s 100 percent confident that he’s going to get cleared by the appellate court “Jussie was not accused of doing two different things and he was accused of doing one thing, and charged multiple times for the same incident, a jury cannot come out and say guilty of lying, but not guilty of lying,” he continued. “It doesn’t make sense.”

“From the first day of this case, his case has been prejudged, his case has been tried in the media, and it’s unfortunate, this is the United States of America,” he added. “We live in a constitutional democracy where everyone is presumed innocent but obviously, if we’re being honest, that hasn’t been the case.”

“But we are confident in our appellate system, we’re confident in our Illinois Supreme Court and we’re confident that at the end of the day, what’s out there in the news media, and in the gossip forums are not going to stand a chance in court,” Uche concluded.

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