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COA affirms revoking driver’s license for refusing to consent to a blood draw because law enforcement had reasonable suspicion to subject driver to field sobriety tests, which provided probable to arrest for OWI.
State of Wisconsin v. Frederick Ronald Schwenk, 2025AP2528, 10/29/26, District IV (not eligible for publication); case activity
The COA affirmed the circuit court’s order revoking the defendant’s driver’s license for 12 months because a state trooper had reasonable suspicion to subject a driver to field sobriety testing, and thereafter had probable cause to arrest the driver for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Mandatory Penalty – Controlled Substances, Suspension/Revocation of Operating Privileges
State v. Jacob E. Herman, 2002 WI App 28, PFR filed 1/16/02
For Herman, Jack E. Schairer, Jefren E. Olsen, SPD, Madison Appellate
Issue/Holding:
¶1 Jacob Herman appeals from the sentencing portion of a judgment convicting him of possession of THC contrary to WIS. STAT. § 961.41(3g)(e). The circuit court suspended Herman’s operating privilege for six months after concluding that it had no discretion to impose less than the minimum suspension mandated by WIS.