2009AP1789-FT, 2009AP1790-FT, 2009AP1791-FT Fond du Lac County v. Beaty

By: dmc-admin//January 25, 2010//

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Motor Vehicles
OWI; reasonable suspicion

In her appeal from a conviction for operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration, Jennifer E. Beaty challenges the arresting officer's traffic stop for operating her vehicle left of center. She contends that her slight swerve over the center line for two or three seconds does not constitute erratic driving that would support a traffic stop. We disagree, because a slight swerve over the center line is enough to provide the arresting officer with probable cause to believe that Beaty was operating left of center. This opinion will not be published.

2009AP1789-FT, 2009AP1790-FT, 2009AP1791-FT Fond du Lac County v. Beaty

Dist II, Fond du Lac County, Grimm, J., Anderson, J.

Attorneys: For Appellant: Andre, Deron J., Green Bay; Tritt, Laura L., Green Bay; For Respondent: Weber, Gregory M., Madison; Kaminsky, Daniel, Fond du Lac; Orth, Heather L., Kiel

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