OWI – Probable Cause

By: Derek Hawkins//June 21, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: City of Sheboygan v. John W. Van Akkeren

Case No.: 2017AP120

Officials: Gundrum, J.

Focus: OWI – Probable Cause

John W. Van Akkeren appeals his conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and the circuit court’s finding that he improperly refused a request to provide a chemical sample of his blood. Van Akkeren’s sole argument on appeal is that the arresting officer did not have “probable cause to believe” he was operating while intoxicated, as required to justify a request that he submit to a preliminary breath test (PBT). Because we conclude the officer did have “probable cause to believe,” we affirm.

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