By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//April 24, 2014//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Criminal
Motor Vehicles – OWI — arrest
Dean Blatterman appeals a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in violation of Wis. Stat. § 346.63(1)(a). Blatterman argues that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence of intoxication because, he asserts, the police subjected him to a “de facto” arrest that was unsupported by probable cause when they transported him outside the vicinity of the original stop. I conclude that Blatterman was transported outside the vicinity of the stop, and I therefore reverse. Judgment reversed and cause remanded. This opinion will not be published.
2013AP2107-CR State v. Blatterman
Dist IV, Dane County, Hanrahan, J., Kloppenburg, J.
Attorneys: For Appellant: Bednarek, Jonas B., Madison; For Respondent: Weber, Gregory M., Madison; Bowland, Joshua M., Madison; Lippert, Jordan, Madison