By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//April 16, 2013//
By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//April 16, 2013//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Criminal
Search and Seizure — reasonable expectation of privacy
Ilie Paul Horvath appeals a judgment convicting him of manufacturing THC. He entered a guilty plea after the court denied his motion to suppress evidence seized during the execution of a search warrant. Although the circuit court’s reasoning is not entirely clear, it appears the court concluded the State presented sufficient evidence to establish probable cause to support the warrant and/or Horvath’s landlord consented to the search. Although we disagree with both of these rationales, we affirm the judgment because we conclude the court ultimately reached the correct conclusion, albeit for the wrong reason. This opinion will not be published.
2012AP1515-CR State v. Horvath
Dist III, Polk County, Galewyrick, J., Per Curiam
Attorneys: For Appellant: York, Katie R., Madison; For Respondent: Steffen, Daniel P., Balsam Lake; Probst, Robert, Madison