2. Traffic stops

State v. Jerome Hoehne, 2009AP2561-CR, District 4, 9/15/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Hoehen: Bill Ginsberg; BiC; Resp.; Reply Probable Cause – Traffic Violation: Driving in Center Lane Driving in the center lane of a 3-lane highway did not support probable cause to arrest for a traffic violation: ¶8        On appeal, the… Read more

City of Tomah v. Matthew Pudlow, 2010AP1044, District 4, 9/15/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Pudlow: Rick Niemeier, Maggie Premo; BiC; Resp.; Reply Traveling in reverse at 30 mph, near an intersection with a highway, provided reasonable suspicion to stop: ¶13      The totality of the circumstances provided Officer Furlano with reasonable suspicion to… Read more

State v. Charles G. Jury, 2010AP622-CR, District 2, 9/1/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Jury: Eric R. Pangburn; BiC; Resp. Reasonable suspicion supported stop of vehicle for any or all of the following reasons: dim tail light; necklace hanging from rearview mirror so as to obstruct driver’s view; driving on double yellow line… Read more

City of Oshkosh v. Richard A. Selquist, 2010AP862, District 2, 9/1/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Selquist: Walter Arthur Piel, Jr.; BiC; Resp.; Reply The police had reasonable suspicion to continue temporary detention of Selquist and to request filed sobriety testing while investigating a traffic accident: ¶7        …  In reviewing whether the… Read more

County of Milwaukee v. Katherine R. Harmon, 2010AP297, District 1, 8/24/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Harmon: Basil M. Loeb; BiC; Resp. Traffic stop supported by reasonable suspicion of impaired driving based on: driving on lane-divider lines, crossing lane-divider by half-foot, and “jerkiness in … front steer tires.” The court notes… Read more

State v. Randall L. Wegener, 2010AP452-CR, District 1, 8/18/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Wegener: Kirk B. Obear; BiC; Resp. Reasonable Suspicion – Traffic Stop Inclement winter weather didn’t obviate the need to stay within the proper lane, such that crossing the center line, even briefly a few times, provided reasonable… Read more

State v. James Casas Klausen, 2009AP2268, District 4, 8/12/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Klausen: Tracey A. Wood; BiC; Resp. Traffic Stop – No Wisconsin DL Wisconsin law “contemplates that a person with a valid out-of-state driver’s license who becomes a Wisconsin resident has sixty days, after becoming a Wisconsin resident… Read more