Motion to suppress – self incrimination

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Karl L. Quigley

Case No.: 2015AP681-CR; 2015AP682-CR

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Hagedorn, J.

Focus: Motion to suppress – self incrimination

Karl L. Quigley appeals from a judgment entered after he pled no contest to two criminal complaints charging him with various sex offenses against P.R., a minor female. Quigley contends that statements he gave to a detective should have been suppressed because they were made while in custody without the benefit of Miranda warnings. Quigley also contends that his right against self-incrimination was violated when, after he was compelled to make a statement to his probation agent, the police re-interviewed P.R. We disagree with the former, but agree with the latter. The State concedes that this error, if we so find, requires that the entire plea to both criminal complaints be set aside. Therefore, we reverse the judgment.

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