State v. Daniel S. Iverson, 2014AP515-FT, 10/9/14, District 4 (1-judge decision, ineligible for publication), petition for review granted 1/16/15; reversed, 2015 WI 101; case activity Iverson won a motion to suppress and dismissal of his first OWI. He prevailed again on appeal. Turns out the state trooper did not stop Iverson on suspicion of OWI. He… Read more
b. Stop found unlawful
State v. Benjamin P. Lind, 2014AP749-CR, District 3, 9/30/14 (1-judge; ineligible for publication); case activity Officer’s observation of an unfamiliar vehicle entering the driveway of a home of a local police officer at 1:36 a.m. did not provide reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop of the vehicle. ¶13 The law is clear that an officer must suspect someone… Read more
State v. Antonio D. Brown, 2014 WI 69, 7/16/14, affirming a published court of appeals decision; majority opinion by Justice Bradley; case activity Another defense victory! Police stopped Brown’s car due to an alleged violation of §347.13(1), which prohibits the operation of a vehicle at night unless its tail lamps are in “good working order.” In a… Read more
State v. Gumersinda M. Gonzalez, 2013AP2585-CR, District 4, 5/8/14 (1-judge; ineligible for publication); case activity The officer lacked reasonable suspicion to extend the duration of a traffic stop by asking a driver to perform field sobriety tests, so evidence of THC possession obtained during the stop must be suppressed. A police officer stopped Gonzalez’s car for a… Read more
State v. Dean M. Blatterman, 2013AP2107-CR, District 4, 4/24/14 (one-judge; ineligible for publication), petition for review granted 9/24/14, reversed, 2015 WI 46; case activity You don’t see this very often. The court of appeals just reversed a circuit court decision denying a motion to suppress evidence of intoxication. The police performed field sobriety and blood tests… Read more
State v. Kenneth C. House, 2013 WI App 111; case activity House was stopped for operating with a suspended registration. After running House’s license and learning he was on probation for a drug offense, the officer returned House’s license and issued him a warning for the suspended registration. The officer then retrieved his police dog… Read more
State v. Raenold Quiles, 2012AP1282, District 2, 10/31/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, ineligible for publication); case activity Given the trial court’s finding of fact that Quiles was merely “wandering over to and touching the fog line for a bit,” with otherwise “smooth, normal driving,” the traffic stop for crossing the fog line wasn’t supported… Read more
Village of DeForest v. Lynn J. Braun, 2011AP2116, District 4, 3/15/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Braun: Robert Nagel; case activity Stop for driving under the influence unsupported by reasonable suspicion: ¶11 I likewise conclude that there were insufficient facts before Officer Schaefer which could lead him to reasonably suspect that Braun was driving… Read more
