Manitowoc County v. Ryan A. Spatchek, 2013AP986, District 2, 9/25/13; court of appeals decision (1-judge; ineligible for publication); case activity An anonymous call to police dispatch said Spatchek was operating while intoxicated and that the caller was concerned for his safety and provided verifiable information as to Spatchek’s location that was later confirmed by a deputy… Read more
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State v. Nathaniel B. Kind, 2011AP1875-CR, District 4, 12/29/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Kind: Ryan McNamara; case activity A traffic stop for impaired driving supported by officer’s observation that Kind’s vehicle crossed fog line twice,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State v. William M. Hughes, 2011AP647-CR, District 4, 8/25/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Hughes: Michael C. Witt; case activity Traffic stop supported by reasonable suspicion to believe Hughes was operating while intoxicated: The stop occurred at night, after a football game, when there is an increased frequency of drunk driving… Read more
State v. Robert Lyle Lawver, Jr., 2010AP382-CR, District 4, 5/5/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Lawver: Cole Daniel Ruby; case activity Conviction for disorderly conduct upheld on following facts: ¶9 The pertinent facts include the following. Lawver was walking at night down an unlit highway, traveling with traffic, so that he… Read more
State v. Joshua J. Hysell, 2010AP1817-CR, District 4, 1/27/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Hysell: John Smerlinski; case activity; Hysell BiC; State Resp. Phoned tip by driver who gave his name and described the subject vehicle as “all over the road” held sufficiently reliable to support reasonable suspicion for stop. Because… Read more
Outagamie County v. Daniel C. Torreano, 2010AP978, District 3, 11/2/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Torreano: Chad A. Lanning; BiC; Resp.; Reply ¶8 While this case also presents a relatively close call, we agree with the circuit court that the stop was supported by reasonable suspicion. That Torreano was observed driving… Read more
Shawano Co. v. William P. Pari, No. 2009AP2338-FT, District III, 6/15/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge; not for publication); for Pari: John S. Bartholomew; BiC; Resp.; Reply ¶10 We agree that Pari’s minimal deviations within the traffic lane do not alone give rise to reasonable suspicion that he was operating while intoxicated. See id., ¶¶18-21… Read more
court of appeals decision (1-judge; not for publication); for Manske: Jennifer R. Drow; BiC; Resp.; Reply Traffic Stop – Reasonable Suspicion ¶16 Manske submits that because his driving was in some respects not consistent with an impaired driver, Galipo did not have reasonable suspicion to stop him. However, the test for reasonable suspicion… Read more
