Jussie Smollett’s 2021 conviction has been reversed by the an Illinois Supreme Court.

“Today, we resolve a question about the State’s responsibility to honor the agreements it makes with defendants,” the Illinois Supreme Court wrote in its ruling, per WGNTV. “Specifically, we address whether a dismissal of a case by nolle prosequi allows the State to bring a second prosecution when the dismissal was entered as part of an agreement with the defendant and the defendant has performed his part of the bargain. We hold that a second prosecution under these circumstances is a due process violation, and we, therefore, reverse defendant’s conviction.”

Smollett was convicted of falsely reporting a 2019 hate crime against him in 2021. Smollett, who is Black and gay, alleged his attackers shouted racist and homophobic slurs at him before putting a noose around his neck on a Chicago street.

Smollett was on the television drama “Empire,” which filmed in Chicago, and prosecutors alleged he staged the attack because he was unhappy with the studio’s response to hate mail he received.

He was found guilty of five counts of disorderly conduct for setting up the attack.

Smollett’s attorneys have argued that the case was over when the Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office dropped an initial 16 counts of disorderly conduct. A grand jury restored charges after a special prosecutor took the case.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.