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Court Error – Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//August 2, 2017//

Court Error – Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//August 2, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Janaya L. Moss

Case No.: 2016AP1856-CR

Officials: SEIDL, J.

Focus: Court Error – Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence

Janaya Moss appeals a judgment of conviction for misdemeanor possession of cocaine. Moss challenges the circuit court’s order denying her motion to suppress evidence, arguing that evidence obtained during a warrantless search of her wallet was constitutionally unreasonable. We conclude Moss’s suppression motion was properly denied because the law enforcement officer conducted a valid identification search of Moss’s wallet. Accordingly, we 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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