Posted on 10/25/2022 6:08:58 AM PDT by Salman
Carjackings have been making headlines in Chicago for nearly two years. But what is the punishment for a carjacker convicted of hijacking someone’s vehicle in Cook County?
According to sentencing data from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, defendants convicted of hijacking charges between January 2017 and the end of 2021 received an average sentence of 9.4 years. Kim Foxx assumed leadership of the office in December 2016.
In the seven years before Foxx was sworn in, hijacking convictions carried an average sentence of 12.4 years.
CWBChicago pulled some court records to find the outcomes of some carjacking cases we reported on. Here’s what we found.
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Of course this does not take into account all those times when no one is prosecuted.
That’s the sentencing. What is the actual time served?
So about as much time as Jussie did.
Honestly, I’d be happy if they got no time at all … not a second … not even for breathing!
That was my exact question. AFAIK, they could be sentenced to two consecutive life terms, and be back on the street in three months.
Well, it’s not like they were wearing MAGA hats . . .
“Of course this does not take into account all those times when no one is prosecuted.”
Most of these wind up as/are plea bargained down to posession of stolen property.
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