We're glad for the conviction, but what the hell is this?
A Cook County jury Thursday night found a South Side man guilty of aggravated battery with a firearm for shooting and injuring a Chicago Police detective.
But jurors weighing in on Bobby Selvie’s case acquitted him of the more serious charge of attempted murder.
The jury sent at least one note to Judge Timothy J. Joyce that indicated they were “struggling” with whether “shooting a gun at someone means intent to kill.”
Seriously? Can we get a judge to send a copy of the ILCS into the jury room? Jagoff wasn't looking to send flowers to the detective. We can just imagine this defense popping up in courtrooms across Cook County over the next decade.
Hopefully, the judge makes up for the jury's shortcomings by going for the maximum sentence of 60 years.
Hopefully, the judge makes up for the jury's shortcomings by going for the maximum sentence of 60 years.