01-1319 Columbia County v. Kloostra

By: dmc-admin//March 4, 2002//

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Gary Kloostra appeals a judgment convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (OMVWI) in violation of a Columbia County ordinance. He claims the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence of the results of a test of his blood for alcohol concentration. Specifically, Kloostra argues that the County should have obtained a warrant prior to analyzing the blood sample it withdrew from him, and that because his consent to the testing of his blood was “coerced,” it cannot be relied on as an exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement.

We reject Kloostra’s contentions and affirm the appealed judgment.

This opinion will not be published.

Dist IV, Columbia County, Rehm, J., Deininger, J.

Attorneys:

For Appellant: Ralph A. Kalal, Madison

For Respondent: Troy Dean Cross, Portage

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