State v. Guy W. Colstad, 2003 WI App 25 For Colstad: T. Christopher Kelly Issue/Holding: Although some United States Supreme Court cases seemingly assume that probable cause is required to support a stop for civil infractions, state precedent allows such a stop on reasonable suspicion, ¶12. The stop in this case is upheld: ¶14 The undisputed… Read more
2. Traffic stops
State v. Vernell T. Williams, 2002 WI App 306 For Williams: Michael A. Haakenson Issue/Holding: Request to search car after purpose of lawful, routine traffic stop satisfied doesn’t make stop unlawful; validity turns on fact-specific inquiry. ¶¶24-25… Read more
State v. Christopher Gammons, 2001 WI App 36 For Gammons: Keith A. Findley, LAIP Issue/Holding: Police did not have reasonable suspicion to continued detention for a routine traffic problem after the purpose of the stop was fulfilled: ¶21 In evaluating reasonable suspicion, we must examine whether all the facts, when taken together, could constitute a… Read more
State v. Christopher Gammons, 2001 WI App 36 For Gammons: Keith A. Findley, LAIP Issue: Whether an officer may stop a car for not displaying a rear plate, when the car has a temporary license sticker which isn’t seen until after the stop. Holding: ¶8 While the temporary license sticker in this case may be… Read more
State v. Lawrence A. Williams/State v. Antwon C. Mathews, 2002 WI 94, reversing 2001 WI App 249, 248 Wis. 2d 361, 635 N.W.2d 869 For Williams: Thomas E. Knothe For Mathews: Peter J. Thompson Issue: Whether the traffic stop was unnecessarily prolonged so as to amount to an illegal seizure and invalidate consent to search the car. Holding… Read more
State v. Jose C. McGill, 2000 WI 38, 234 Wis. 2d 560, 609 N.W.2d 795, affirming unpublished decision For McGill: Steven P. Weiss, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue: Whether the officer had reasonable suspicion to believe McGill armed and dangerous, and therefore to frisk him, following a routine traffic stop. Holding: Judged by the requisite objective test, the… Read more
State v. Terry Griffith, 2000 WI 72, 236 Wis. 2d 48, 613 N.W.2d 72, affirming unpublished decision of court of appeals For Griffith: Paul G. LaZotte Issue: Whether the police lacked authority to ask the name and birth date of a passenger of a lawfully stopped car. Holding: The police may request identifying information from passengers during traffic stops… Read more
State v. Jeff S. Mohr, 2000 WI App 111, 235 Wis.2d 220, 613 N.W.2d 186 For Mohr: Eileen A. Hirsch, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue: Whether the frisk of a passenger, some 25 minutes after a routine traffic stop, was supported by reasonable belief that the person was armed. Holding: The frisk was unlawful; because it “occurred… Read more
