The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in actor Jussie Smollett’s appeal to overturn his conviction on disorderly conduct charges for falsifying a hate crime. Smollett, who was an actor on the TV show “Empire,” was improperly charged with the same crime twice, his legal team argued. The trial court was also “influenced by improper aggravating factors” when he was sentenced to jail, a $25,000 fine and to pay more than $120,000 in restitution for overtime expenses incurred by the Chicago Police Department, his team argued in the filing.