State v. Tartorius Allen, 226 Wis.2d 66, 593 N.W.2d 504 (Ct. App. 1999) For Allen: Steven D. Phillips, SPD, Madison Appellate. Holding: Allen and his companion being in a high-crime area, standing alone, would not be enough to create reasonable suspicion. A brief contact with a car, standing alone, would not be enough to create… Read more
5. High crime areas
State v. Michael T. Morgan, 197 Wis. 2d 200, 539 N.W.2d 887 (1995) For Morgan: Wm. J. Tyroler, SPD, Milwaukee Appellate; Calvin Malone Issue/Holding: … The court of appeals then held that the search of Morgan was supported by articulable facts in the record, including the “fairly-high-crime-rate area”; Morgan’s driving in two alleys at approximately… Read more
