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c. Preliminary breath test

on petition for review of summary order; for Goss: Daniel J. Chapman; case activity Issue (formulated by On Point: Whether probable cause of intoxication to administer a preliminary breath test under § 343.303 was shown by the smell of alcohol on the driver along with four prior OWI convictions. The catch: with 4 priors, Goss’s legal blood alcohol content limit… Read more

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State v. Joshua L. McDonald, 2010AP1045-CR, District 4, 11/18/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for McDonald: Tracey A. Wood; McDonald BiC; State Resp.; Reply Traffic Stop – Duration ¶13      We conclude that the time it took for the deputy to ask McDonald whether he had been drinking that night and for McDonald to… Read more

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State v. Christopher M. Repenshek, 2004 WI App 229, PFR filed 12/17/04 For Repenshek: Stephen E. Mays Issue/Holding: Refusal to submit to a PBT may support a conclusion of reasonable suspicion for a blood draw: ¶25. Key to understanding our analysis is understanding that Wis. Stat. § 343.303 does not contain a general prohibition on police requesting a PBT… Read more

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OWI – PBT – Probable Cause to Administer

State v. Guy W. Colstad, 2003 WI App 25 For Colstad: T. Christopher Kelly Issue/Holding: Authority to administer a preliminary breath test requires probable cause to believe a drunk driving law has been violated. ¶23. Probable cause existed here, given the driver’s (mild) odor of intoxicants; the “suspicious circumstance” of the collision (i.e., with a child… Read more

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