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OWI – Reasonable Suspicion

By: Derek Hawkins//January 20, 2016//

OWI – Reasonable Suspicion

By: Derek Hawkins//January 20, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: Columbia County v. Brittany N. Krumbeck

Case No.: 2015AP1010

Officials: LUNDSTEN, J.

Practice Area: OWI – Reasonable Suspicion  

Brittany Krumbeck appeals the circuit court’s judgment convicting her of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant. She challenges the circuit court’s denial of her suppression motion, arguing that the court erred in concluding that there was reasonable suspicion to stop her vehicle. I agree with the circuit court’s conclusion that reasonable suspicion was present. Krumbeck also argues that the court erred in concluding that there was probable cause supporting her arrest. This argument is insufficiently developed, and I reject it on that basis. I affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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