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Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez . | Al Podgorski~Sun-Times
GRAPHIC: Fitting the punishment to the crime
GRAPHIC: Three different gunpossession cases, three different outcomes
Cook County Criminal Courts judge Nicholas Ford. | Sun-Times Library
Former Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress, center, appears before judge Michael Melkonian for his sentencing at Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in New York. At right is Burress's lawyer, Benjamin Brafman. Burress was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison after accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a nightclub and later reaching a plea deal on weapons charges. ( AP Photo/ Steven Hirsch, Pool)
The mayor, cops and prosecutors are taking aim at Illinois’ gun possession laws — calling for longer mandatory prison terms and “truth in sentencing.” Their wish list includes boosting the minimum required sentence for people convicted of gun possession from one year in prison to …
