By: Derek Hawkins//July 5, 2017//
WI Court of Appeals – District III
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Jeff Allen Coleman
Case No.: 2016AP1324-CR
Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ.
Focus: Preclusion – OWI
Jeff Coleman appeals a judgment convicting him of fifth-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He contends the circuit court should have granted his motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of the traffic stop. Coleman argues: (1) the doctrine of issue preclusion applies based on a 2009 decision suppressing evidence arising from the same traffic stop; and (2) the arresting officer lacked sufficient grounds for performing the traffic stop. We reject these arguments and affirm the judgment.