Motion to Suppress – Lack of Probable Cause

By: Derek Hawkins//February 17, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Demario Derrick Foster

Case No: 2015AP1069-CR

Officials: Kloppenburg, P.J., Sherman and Blanchard, JJ.

Focus: Motion to Suppress – Lack of Probable Cause

Demario Foster appeals a judgment of conviction for delivery of a controlled substance following a guilty plea. Foster contends that the circuit court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained in a search incident to arrest. He argues that the police lacked probable cause for the arrest. For the reasons set forth below, we agree. We reverse

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