Motor Vehicles – OWI — reasonable suspicion

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//April 24, 2013//

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Criminal

Motor Vehicles – OWI — reasonable suspicion

Ernest D. Lehl appeals from his judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated entered after the trial court denied his motion to suppress evidence obtained after an officer decided to extend a traffic stop to investigate him for that offense. Lehl concedes on appeal that he was lawfully stopped by the officer because the license plate lights on his vehicle were not working, but argues that the officer lacked reasonable suspicion to extend the stop for the OWI investigation. We disagree and affirm. This opinion will not be published.

2012AP2717 City of Oshkosh v. Lehl

Dist II, Winnebago County, Key, J., Gundrum, J.

Attorneys: For Appellant: Piel, Walter Arthur, Jr., Milwaukee; For Respondent: Priebe, Bradley J., Appleton

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