People v. Zunker

Defendants, Donald Zunker and Joseph Nawrot, were found guilty of murder, in separate, but contemporaneous bench trials. Each defendant was sentenced to serve 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. On appeal, Zunker argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence. Nawrot argues that he was not proven guilty of murder beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.

The following facts were revealed at the hearing on defendants’ motions to quash arrest and suppress evidence. On March 10, 1984, the victim, Michael DeMiere, was found dead in the…