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Consent — Authority — Minor Child — Entry of Residence
State v. John Tomlinson, Jr., 2002 WI 91, affirming 2002 WI App 212, 247 Wis. 2d 682, 635 N.W.2d 201 For Tomlinson: John J. Gray Issue: Whether the police had consent from a minor to enter the defendant’s home in order to arrest him. Holding: Warrantless entry of a home to effectuate an arrest requires probable cause and exigent […]
Consent – Coercion — Submission to Chemical test — Threat to Revoke Driver’s License, OWI Arrest
Village of Little Chute v. Todd A. Walitalo, 2002 WI App 211, PFR filed 8/1/02 For Walitalo: Ralph A. Kalal Issue/Holding: ¶11. However, the arresting officer, by reading the informing the accused form, simply stated the truth: If Walitalo refused to submit to a chemical test, his driving privileges would be revoked. This statement did not involve […]
Consent — Scope — Body Cavity Search
State v. Charles A. Wallace, 2002 WI App 61 For Wallace: Martha K. Askins, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue: Whether Wallace’s consent for a strip search encompassed the more intrusive body cavity search that ensued (Wallace bent over and spread his buttocks). Holding: ¶29. We have concluded that Wallace voluntarily consented to a strip search, and the […]
Consent — Entry of Residence — Reasonable Suspicion as Precondition
State v. Jeffrey Stout, 2002 WI App 41, PFR filed 2/21/02 For Stout: James L. Fullin, Jr., SPD, Madison Appellate Issue: Whether the police must have reasonable suspicion before seeking consent to enter a residence. Holding: ¶17. We hold that there is no Fourth Amendment requirement of reasonable suspicion as a prerequisite to seeking consent to […]
Exigency – Automobile Exception to Warrant Requirement – Probable Cause, Dog Sniff
State v. Tina M. Miller, 2002 WI App 150, PFR filed 6/3/03 For Miller: Timothy A. Provis Issue/Holding: Based on evidence that the dog had been trained in drug detection, the police had probable cause to search the automobile once the dog alerted them, including probable cause to search a purse within the car. ¶¶12-15 But, keep […]
Exigency — Blood Alcohol — Reasonableness of Procedure
State v. Dennis L. Daggett, 2002 WI App 32, PFR filed 1/10/02 For Daggett: Julie A. Smith Issue: Whether a warrantless draw of blood, following OWI arrest, is necessarily unreasonable if performed at the jail rather than hospital. Holding: There is no bright-line rule that a blood draw must be made in a hospital setting to be […]
Arrest — Search Incident to Arrest — Warrantless Blood Test — Person Offers to Take Breath Test
State v. Jay D. Krajewski, 2002 WI 97, affirming unpublished decision of court of appeals For Krawjewski: Christopher A. Mutschler Issue/Holding: ¶3. … (A) warrantless nonconsensual blood draw from a person arrested on probable cause for a drunk driving offense is constitutional based on the exigent circumstances exception to the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment, even if […]
Search & Seizure – Applicability of Exclusionary Rule – Violation of Nonconstitutional Right – § 968.255 (Strip Searches)
State v. Charles A. Wallace, 2002 WI App 61 For Wallace: Martha K. Askins, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue/Holding: ¶25. We conclude, however, that we need not address whether police may conduct a consensual strip search free of the statutory restrictions. Absent a constitutional violation, a court may not suppress evidence obtained in violation of a […]
Administrative Searches – Probation/Parole
State v. Brandon L. Wheat, 2002 WI App 153, PFR 6/14/02 For Wheat: Steven A. Koch, Bradley J. Lochowicz Issue/Holding: The record shows that the search of defendant’s residence was performed by his probation agent; police officers were present only for protection; therefore, this was a probation and not a law enforcement search. ¶23. UPDATE: What about […]
Search & Seizure – Applicability of Exclusionary Rule – Dog Sniff
State v. Tina M. Miller, 2002 WI App 150, PFR filed 6/3/03 For Miller: Timothy A. Provis Issue/Holding: ¶6. The Supreme Court first addressed whether the Fourth Amendment applies to canine sniffs in United States v. Place, 462 U.S. 696 (1983). … The Court then concluded “that the particular course of investigation that the agents intended […]
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