Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//October 18, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Sarah A. Schmidt

Case No.: 2017AP724-CR

Officials: NEUBAUER, C.J.

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence

Sarah A. Schmidt appeals from a judgment finding her guilty of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC) and she challenges the denial of her motion to suppress evidence on grounds that probable cause to arrest was lacking. Because we conclude that sufficient evidence existed to reasonably believe that she been driving while under the influence of an intoxicant, there was probable cause for her arrest. We therefore affirm.

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