State v. Gunther

NATURE OF CASE

Michael J. Gunther was charged with first degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony in the shooting death of Michael R. Zawodny. At trial, Gunther waived his constitutional right to counsel and represented himself. He was convicted by a jury on both counts. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole on the murder conviction and to a period of 10 to 20 years’ imprisonment on the firearm conviction, to be served consecutively. He now appeals his convictions and his sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

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