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Warrant – Motion to Suppress

By: Derek Hawkins//May 31, 2016//

Warrant – Motion to Suppress

By: Derek Hawkins//May 31, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Bradley L. Kilgore

Case No.: 2015AP997-CR

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Gundrum, J.

Focus: Warrant – Motion to Suppress

Bradley L. Kilgore appeals from a judgment convicting him of second-degree sexual assault after a jury found him guilty. During the execution of a search warrant at a residence Kilgore shared with David Peters where the suspected sexual assault of K.A.B. took place, Kilgore made multiple statements. He contends that the circuit court should have suppressed these statements, which were not preceded by Miranda warnings, because he was in custody. Kilgore also contends that probable cause to obtain a buccal swab of his cheek for DNA testing was lacking. We reject both these contentions and, thus, 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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