People v. Punyko

Fred Punyko, hereafter called defendant, was found guilty after a bench trial of the offense of theft in violation of section 16-1 (a)(1) of the Criminal Code. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 16-l(a)(1).) The defendant was placed on probation for a period of two years.

On appeal the defendant contends that he was denied his constitutional right to a jury trial; that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress; and that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The evidence, as adduced or stipulated at trial, follows.

Ronald Sapit, a detective with the Cook County…