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4th Amendment

By: Derek Hawkins//April 26, 2017//

4th Amendment

By: Derek Hawkins//April 26, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Steven T. Delap

Case No.: 2016AP2196-CR

Officials: Kloppenburg, P.J.

Focus: 4th Amendment

Steven Delap appeals the judgment of conviction for obstructing an officer and possession of drug paraphernalia, both as a repeat offender. Delap argues that law enforcement officers unlawfully attempted to stop him and pursued him into his residence without a warrant; therefore, his subsequent arrest and search violated “the Fourth Amendment requirement of reasonableness.” I reject Delap’s arguments and conclude that the officers lawfully attempted to stop, pursued, and arrested Delap.  Therefore, I 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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