Motion to Suppress

By: Derek Hawkins//May 24, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: City of Pewaukee v. John Jay Kennedy

Case No.: 2016AP2383

Officials: Neubauer, CJ

Focus: Motion to Suppress

John Jay Kennedy appeals from an order denying his motion to suppress evidence. The deputy sheriff who stopped Kennedy did so after checking his squad car’s computer and discovering that there was an outstanding warrant for Kennedy’s arrest for failing to pay a fine. Kennedy contends that the deputy sheriff lacked reasonable suspicion to stop his vehicle until he confirmed the validity of the warrant, which he did not do until after the traffic stop. We disagree and affirm the order.

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