2. Traffic stops

State v. Joel R. Medrow, 2011AP2314, District 1, 5/15/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Medrow: Chad A. Kanning; case activity An anonymous call to the police reported that the caller had followed a possibly impaired driver who had turned parked in the front parking lot of the Cudahy Police Department; the report… Read more

County of Waukesha v. Thomas C. Groshek, 2011AP001371, District 2/4, 5/3/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Groshek: Thomas C. Simon; case activity ¶7        Deputy Smith was dispatched to a semi-rural area to investigate a report  that a motorcycle had been involved in an accident at approximately 1:30 a.m., around “bar time,” in the vicinity… Read more

State v. John E. Meddaugh, 2011AP237-CR, District 1, 5/1/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge; not for publication); for Meddaugh: Theodore Perlick Molinari; case activity ¶9        Based on the totality of the circumstances, we agree with the circuit court that Sturino put forth specific, articulable facts which warranted the stop when considered with the inferences from those… Read more

State v. Michael L. Frank, 2011AP2306, District 3, 4/10/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Frank: Robert A. Kennedy, Jr.; case activity Information, provided by a 911 caller reporting observations about Frank’s erratic driving, provided a basis for a lawful stop. 17      In this case, we conclude that Judge lawfully stopped Frank based on Shatzer’s… Read more

State v. Michael E. Mings, 2011AP2467-CR, District 2, 3/28/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Mings: Daniel P. Fay, Erin Fay; case activity ¶12      Hallmark testified that he has completed many traffic stops in his three years as a police officer and that “most innocent public, motoring traffic, don’t usually pass … at… Read more

State v. Dawn M. Fletcher, 2011AP1356-CR, District 3, 3/27/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Fletcher: Earl J. Luaders, III; case activity The court upholds search of a car following a drug dog alert which occurred while an officer was still processing a warning ticket for a conceded traffic violation: ¶7        On appeal, Fletcher… Read more

State v. Daniel M. Buesgens, No. 2011AP2241-CR, District 3, 3/27/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Buesgens: Eric John Nelson; case activity Buesgens, told he was “absolutely free to go” after a concededly proper traffic stop, wasn’t then “reseized” when the officer asked questions related to whether he had been drinking. ¶15      Similar to Williams… Read more