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