State v. Raymond Lord, Jr., 2006 WI 122, reversing unpublished opinion For Lord: George A. Tauscheck Issue: Whether the police may stop an automobile solely because it displays a temporary license plate. Holding: ¶4 … Law enforcement officers cannot stop an automobile to determine whether it is properly registered unless the officers have reasonable suspicion or probable cause… Read more
2. Traffic stops
State v. Joseph R. Luebeck, 2006 WI App 87, (State’s) PFR filed 5/17/06 For Luebeck: Alex Flynn; Adam B. Stephens; Rebecca Robin Lawnicki Issue: Whether the traffic stop, valid at inception, was impermissibly extended so as to invalidate consent to search the car. Holding: ¶14 … (I)n its decision reaffirming the order granting Luebeck’s motion to suppress the evidence, the circuit court… Read more
State v. Calvin R. Kolk, 2006 WI App 261 For Kolk: Michael Zell Issue/Holding: The (lawful) traffic stop’s purpose concluded when the officer returned Kolk’s license and registration and issued his warning; however, the officer had not released Kolk from the temporary detention caused by the traffic stop when he next asked for consent to search… Read more
State v. Reginald Jones / Maurice E. O’Neal, 2005 WI App 26, (AG’s) PFR filed 2/23/05 For Jones: John P. Tedesco, SPD, Madison Appellate For O’Neal: Jess Martinez Issue/Holding: Though the facts are almost indistinguishable from those in State v. Lawrence A. Williams, 2002 WI 94, 255 Wis. 2d 1, 646 N.W.2d 834, consent to search a car immediately after conclusion of… Read more
State v. Jeffrey P. Powers, 2004 WI App 143 For Powers: Walter Arthur Piel, Jr. Issue/Holding: ¶10. Powers insists that the clerk’s tip is unreliable because the clerk did not observe Powers drive his truck “in a manner consistent with someone who was under the influence of an intoxicant.” We conclude that the tip was… Read more
State v. Ibrahim Begicevic, 2004 WI App 57 For Begicevic: Donna J. Kuchler Issue/Holding: ¶6. Kennedy had reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigative stop. Viewed in isolation, some of what she observed was lawful behavior. It is lawful for a car to be on the roadway at 1:30 a.m. It is lawful for a car… Read more
State v. Donavan W. Malone, 2004 WI 108, on certification For Malone: John A. Cabranes Issue: Whether, during a routine traffic stop, the officer may request passengers to get out of the vehicle and question them on matters reasonably related to the nature of the stop. Holding: Because lawfulness of the stop of the car in which Malone… Read more
State v. Bruce A. Kassube, 2003 WI App 64 For Kassube: Leonard D. Kachinsky Issue/Holding: ¶7. We conclude, however, that the totality of the circumstances supports a reasonable basis for James’s suspicion. James had known Kassube between nine and twelve years and had never known Kassube to have a driver’s license at any time during… Read more
