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Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

By: Derek Hawkins//December 28, 2017//

Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

By: Derek Hawkins//December 28, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Anthony S. Taylor

Case No.: 2017AP587-CR

Officials: BLANCHARD, J.

Focus: Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

Anthony Taylor appeals a judgment of conviction for possession of marijuana as a second or subsequent offense and the denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained during a search of an apartment unit where Taylor was staying. The search was conducted after police obtained consent to search from a resident, following a police dog alert to the presence of drugs in the unit. Taylor argues that the dog sniff was unlawful, and that the consent was not sufficiently attenuated to purge the taint of the unlawful dog sniff. Taylor also argues that consent was not voluntarily given. I assume without deciding that use of the drug-sniffing dog was unlawful, and reject Taylor’s remaining arguments. Accordingly, I affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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