Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

By: Derek Hawkins//November 1, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Jacob A. Basterash

Case No.: 2016AP2137-CR

Officials: Lundsten, P.J., Sherman and Kloppenburg, JJ.

Focus: Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

Jacob Basterash appeals an amended judgment of conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver as a party to the crime. Basterash argues that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence seized during a warrantless search of his home. Because we conclude that the search was reasonable under the community caretaker exception to the Fourth Amendment, we reject Basterash’s arguments and affirm.

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