Review of an unpublished per curiam court of appeals decision; affirmed 2016 WI 10; case activity (including briefs) Issue (composed by On Point) Was a warrantless blood draw of a person suspected of having ingested heroin justified because, at the time of the search, State v. Bohling, 173 Wis. 2d 529, 494 N.W.2d 399 (1993), held… Read more
4. Good faith rule
State v. Gary Monroe Scull, 2015 WI 22, 3/5/16, affirming a published court of appeals decision; lead opinion by Justice Bradley; case activity (including briefs) In a decision that fails to engage the real issue presented in the case, the supreme court holds that the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule recognized in State v. Eason… Read more
State v . Randall L. Shepherd, 2014AP962, 2/5/15, District 4 (1-judge opinion; ineligible for publication); click here for docket and briefs A another day. Another challenge to a pre-McNeely warrantless blood draw bites the dust. You know the routine. An officer takes a warrantless blood from a defendant. No exigent circumstances exist. Defendant moves to suppress. The State… Read more
State v. Tyler M. Pasch, 2014AP1193-CR, District 3, 2/3/15 (1-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity (including briefs) Another day, another decision holding the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule applies to blood drawn without a warrant or exigent circumstances because the blood draw happened before Missouri v. McNeely, 133 S. Ct. 1552 (2013), effectively overruled State… Read more
State v. Cassius A. Foster, 2014 WI 131, 12/26/14, affirming a court of appeals summary disposition; majority opinion by Justice Crooks; case activity State v. Alvernest Floyd Kennedy, 2014 WI 132, 12/26/14, affirming an unpublished court of appeals decision; majority opinion by Justice Gableman; case activity State v. Michael R. Tullberg, 2014 WI 134, 12/26/14, affirming a per curiam… Read more
State v. Travis Daniel Thom, 2014AP613-CR, District 3, 9/9/14 (1-judge; ineligible for publication); case activity A police officer reasonably assumed a car was being driven by the owner where there was no additional information suggesting someone else was driving. An officer doing license plate checks noticed a car that came back registered to Thom. The officer was… Read more
On review of published court of appeals decision; case activity Issue (composed by On Point) Did the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule apply to a search of a home conducted in reliance on a search warrant that was itself based on a search by a drug-sniffing dog that violated Florida v. Jardines, 569 U.S. ___… Read more
State v. Scott E. Oberst, 2014 WI App 58; case activity The good faith exception to the exclusionary rule applies to evidence obtained during a period when binding Wisconsin appellate precedent permitted the warrantless installation of a global positioning system (GPS) device. Thus, even though the installation of the GPS device on the defendant’s vehicle was unconstitutional under United… Read more
