Wheaton, IL – A 30-year prison sentence handed down to a man convicted in a 2019 armed vehicular hijacking in Downers Grove has been upheld by an Illinois appellate court this week.
According to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, the Third District Appellate Court affirmed the conviction and sentence of Martavious Robinson, who was a juvenile at the time of the crime but was tried as an adult. Robinson was convicted in June 2023 of aggravated vehicular hijacking after a two-day jury trial.
Authorities said the incident took place on November 30, 2019, when Robinson, armed with a gun and wearing a mask, allegedly ordered a mother and her daughter out of their car as they pulled into their garage. The pair had just returned home for Thanksgiving break. Investigators later linked Robinson to additional carjackings in Warrenville and Downers Grove in December 2019, including one involving a pregnant woman.
Robinson was sentenced on January 22, 2024, by Judge Michael Reidy to 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. His attorneys appealed, arguing that the court had misapplied sentencing guidelines. However, appellate judges rejected those claims, noting the seriousness of the crime and the lack of mitigating evidence.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement that the ruling ensures Robinson will be held fully accountable. “The brazen actions of these defendants left two communities shaken and on edge, leaving residents worrying if they might be next,” Berlin said.
Robinson’s co-defendants also pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular hijacking. One received a 30-year sentence, while another is still awaiting sentencing.
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