State v. Joel L. Ritchie, 2000 WI App 136, 237 Wis.2d 664, 614 N.W.2d 837 For Ritchie: Stephen G. Bauer Holding: Various informants were sufficiently reliable to support probable cause: though they weren’t expressly identified as citizen informants, they wree not suspects but, rather, “were ordinary persons who answered questions and provided information in response to… Read more
4. Probable cause to arrest
State v. Michael M. Longcore (I), 226 Wis. 2d 1, 594 N.W.2d 412 (Ct. App. 1999), affirmed by equally divided vote, 2000 WI 23, 233 Wis. 2d 278, 607 N.W.2d 620 For Longcore: William E. Schmaal, SPD, Madison Appellate. Issue/Holding: An officer stopped Longcore’s car because his back window had been replaced with a plastic covering… Read more
State v. Timothy M. Secrist, 224 Wis. 2d 201, 589 N.W.2d 387, cert. denied, __ U.S. __ (1999), reversing, 218 Wis.2d 508, 582 N.W.2d 37 (Ct. App. 1998) For Secrist: Patrick M. Donnelly, SPD, Madison Appellate. Issue/Holding: The issue presented to the court is whether the odor of a controlled substance may provide probable cause to arrest, and… Read more
State v. Michael Wilson, 229 Wis.2d 256, 600 N.W.2d 14 (Ct. App. 1999) For Wilson: Martha A. Askins, SPD, Madison Appellate. Issue/Holding: Ison lacked probable cause to arrest Wilson when he refused to allow Wilson to use the bathroom because at that time, Ison could not identify Wilson as the source of the marijuana odor… Read more
State v. Mata, 230 Wis.2d 567, 602 N.W.2d 158 (Ct. App. 1999) For Mata: Daniel P. Murray. Issue: Whether the police had probable cause to search the passenger of a stopped car, based on the odor of “raw” marijuana. Holding: The odor of marijuana was sufficiently linked to the passenger to justify the search. The police… Read more
