State v. Heather M. Kolman, 2011AP1917-CR, District 4, 1/12/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Kolman: John C. Orth; case activity Scope of a concededly proper traffic stop (for defective brake light) wasn’t unlawfully expanded by testing Kolman for signs of intoxication (reciting alphabet; “mini” HGN test). ¶15 Most relevant here, and as discussed… Read more
2. Traffic stops
State v. Nathaniel B. Kind, 2011AP1875-CR, District 4, 12/29/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Kind: Ryan McNamara; case activity A traffic stop for impaired driving supported by officer’s observation that Kind’s vehicle crossed fog line twice, without explicable cause such as debris on road. ¶15 While any one of these facts, standing… Read more
State v. Brian S. Wold, 2011AP1518-CR, District 2, 12/14/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Wold: Patrick A. Dewane, Jr.; case activity Report from a named, citizen informant that a particular vehicle was “driving all over the roadway” was sufficiently reliable to support traffic stop for OWI, even though after spotting the vehicle, the… Read more
State v. Todd A. Schreiber, 2011AP1191-CR, District 1, 12/13/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Schreiber: Dustin C. Haskell, SPD, Milwaukee Appellate; case activity Lane deviations provided reasonable suspicion for traffic stop. ¶9 In applying these standards, we agree with the circuit court that Grunwald had sufficient reasonable suspicion to stop Schreiber. Grunwald testified… Read more
State v. John R. Nelson, 2011AP125-CR, District 2, 12/7/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Nelson: John A. Nelson; case activity The officer’s observation that Nelson’s vehicle intruded “somewhat into the intersection” before stopping provided reasonable suspicion for a stop-sign violation, § 346.46(1). The stop wasn’t unnecessarily prolonged by summoning a drug… Read more
State v. Gustavo E. Lopez, 2011AP1037-CR, District 2, 11/23/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Lopez: Walter Arthur Piel, Jr.; case activity ¶8 While the record reveals that Lopez is correct in stating that the court took video evidence from the roadside stop into consideration when making the finding of probable cause, we… Read more
City of Sheboygan v. Kathy L. Reindl-Knaak, 2011AP1090, District 2, 11/2/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Reindl-Knaal: Casey J. Hoff; case activity ¶7 The parties do not dispute that Reindl-Knaak’s vehicle had an expired front license plate, that the temporary plate affixed to the rear of the vehicle was later determined to… Read more
State v. John E. Ahern, 2011AP898, District 2, 10/26/11 court of appeals decision(1-judge, not for publication); for Ahern: Dennis M. Melowski, Sarvan Singh; case activity The officer had reasonable suspicion to “stop” Ahern’s vehicle for a noncriminal traffic violation, namely that the vehicle was parked in a roadway without affording other traffic sufficient room to drive around it. ¶10 At the time… Read more
