State v. Michael D. Walters, 2010AP3156-CR, District 2, 7/20/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Walters: Thomas E. Hayes; case activity Tip provided by citizen informant’s 911 call reporting drug use in car traveling on highway was sufficiently reliable to support stop, given that the informant provided her name, phone number, description of her vehicle, her proximate location… Read more
1. Stops, in general
State v. Randy L. TeStroette, 2011AP290-CR, District 2, 7/6/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for TeStroete: Kirk B. Obear, Casey J. Hoff; case activity Report from named (therefore non-anonymous) citizen of “possible intoxicated driver,” describing the vehicle’s location, plate number and color, supplied reasonable suspicion to stop TeStroete’s car, even though the officer himself… Read more
State v. Lisa K. Beckman, 2010AP2564-CR, District 2, 6/29/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Beckman: Gary Grass; case activity ¶12 Here, Schubel observed Beckman’s vehicle at 11:40 p.m. on a Sunday night in a parking lot behind one closed business before it proceeded to the parking lot of another closed business. … Read more
State v. Deshon C. Matthews, 2011 WI App 92 (recommended for publication); for Matthews: Paul G. Bonneson; case activity Terry Stop – Reasonable Suspicion Reasonable suspicion supported stop of Matthews, when police on patrol saw him wearing a ski mask and hoodie late at night in a high-crime area near a woman who was walking away… Read more
State v. Allen L. Resch, 2010AP2321-CR, District 2, 4/27/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Resch: Christopher Lee Wiesmueller, Corinne N. Wiesmueller; case activity Reasonable suspicion supported investigatory stop for possible burglary, where vehicle was parked in private business parking lot at 2:26 a.m., with engine running and lights off. ¶13 Specifically… Read more
County of Sheboygan v. Jeffrey L. Bubolz, 2010AP2997, District 2, 4/6/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Bubolz: Casey J. Hoff; case activity Ignoring a warning sign that a road is closed except to local traffic creates reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop, even though the sign was an “unofficial” one put… Read more
State v. Joseph R. Jones, 2010AP2326-CR, District 4, 3/24/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Jones: Rebecca J. Vahle; case activity Reasonable suspicion to believe Jones had committed a (domestic violence-related) crime supported investigative stop. ¶10 Deputy Miller, who was dispatched to aid Curley, observed a woman standing alone on a deserted… Read more
State v. Loren C. Purintun, 2010AP2493-CR, District 3, 3/15/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Purintun: Dan Chapman; case activity ¶9 Here, the totality of the circumstances provided Hodek with reasonable suspicion to stop Purintun. Hodek was dispatched to a semi-rural area to investigate a report of either a shooting or a car… Read more
