Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

By: Derek Hawkins//February 27, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Angela J. Coker

Case No.: 2017AP1555

Officials: GUNDRUM, J.

Focus: Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

Angela Coker appeals her judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, arguing the circuit court erred in denying her motion to suppress evidence. Specifically, Coker asserts the arresting trooper lacked reasonable suspicion to conduct the traffic stop leading to her arrest because the information he received from dispatch was unreliable due to its anonymous nature and lack of corroboration. Of note, Coker does not contend that if the information was sufficiently reliable it did not provide the trooper with reasonable suspicion to conduct the stop; therefore, we do not address that question. Because we conclude the trooper properly relied upon the information, we affirm.

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