Uche has been going for a little over an hour. After he brought up the $2 million that Smollett testified the Osundairos wanted to keep quiet, prosecutors objected.
"The jury heard what the evidence was and what the evidence wasn’t on that," Linn says.
"The jury heard what the evidence was and what the evidence wasn’t on that," Linn says.
Uche brings up the security guard: "The witness tells you in an American courthouse he was pressured and threatened to change his story and say 'I did not see a white person.' What in the world is going on?"
Uche keeps striking high-minded notes about the country’s jurisprudence, like “This is the way we convict in America?” and “A witness tells you in an American courthouse….”
It’s helpful to remind oneself every so often that this is a Class 4 disorderly conduct case.
It’s helpful to remind oneself every so often that this is a Class 4 disorderly conduct case.
Uche wrapping up now, saying Smollett "lived his life (as) somebody who gives money to charity. "The brothers take, take, take, take, take."
Uche: "This case is crazy. And there a lot that has been said, a lot of assumptions. And it’s been real tough. You have the power. You are the ones to decide whether this makes sense."
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