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OWI – Suppression of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//November 2, 2016//

OWI – Suppression of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//November 2, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: County of Fond Du Lac v. Blade N. Ramthun

Case No.: 2016AP825

Officials: Neubauer, C.J.

Focus: OWI – Suppression of Evidence

Blade N. Ramthun appeals from a judgment entered after a stipulated trial finding him guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI) and operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC), both as first offenses. Ramthun contends that the circuit court should have suppressed evidence recovered during an illegal detention. Specifically, he argues that when a deputy sheriff transported him from the scene of the traffic stop to a gas station three or four miles away in order to administer field sobriety tests, the temporary seizure was transformed into an illegal arrest. We disagree and affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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