Johnathan Ivy | Chicago Police Department
Regards,
Class X and on the street, kinda like double-secret-probation...
The fact that habitual repeat felony offenders are shooting people in deep blue cities using guns they are already prohibited from having is just further proof that more guns need to be taken away from rural, law-abiding citizens living in red states.
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The Class X felony is, short of first-degree murder, the most serious felony offense on the books in Illinois. Upon a finding of guilt, the court cannot sentence the defendant to probation. The offense has a mandatory minimum sentence of 6-30 years in the Department of Corrections. And the judge must sentence the defendant to prison.
The only way a defendant can receive probation is if the prosecution agrees to amend the charge (e.g., by reducing the class of felony to a lower grade that allows probation). Because of the mandatory minimum sentence, the prosecution has all the power in the negotiations concerning Class X felonies in Illinois.
Even a first-time offender without a criminal background is subject to a mandatory prison sentence for a Class X felony. It is not a matter of the judge’s discretion in sentencing.
Johnathan Ivy | Chicago Police Department
Regards,
Just another day in the neighborhood...
“Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with shooting another man during an argument while on bail for a pending Class X felony gun case.”
The night was clear and the moon was yellow...
It’s Cook County who isn’t a felon there.
Johnathan Ivy, 49, is the 26th person accused of shooting, killing, or trying to shoot or kill someone in Chicago this year while awaiting trial for a felony. The cases involve at least 41 victims, 13 of whom died.
Hoe many of the 41 victims, and specially the 13 who died, were awaiting trial for a felony?