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Sufficiency of Evidence – Unreasonable Seizure

By: Derek Hawkins//March 20, 2018//

Sufficiency of Evidence – Unreasonable Seizure

By: Derek Hawkins//March 20, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Hakeem Dontrail Harris

Case No.: 2017AP274-CR

Officials: Brennan, P.J., Brash and Dugan, JJ.

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence – Unreasonable Seizure

Hakeem Dontrail Harris appeals a judgment of conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon. He argues the seizure that led to the discovery of the gun was unlawful. First, he argues that the vehicle’s location within fifteen feet of a crosswalk is insufficient absent additional facts to provide reasonable suspicion that it was illegally parked. Second, he argues that even if the seizure had a lawful basis, the manner in which the investigatory stop was conducted constituted a Fourth Amendment violation—that it was overly intrusive under the circumstances—such that the evidence obtained must be suppressed. 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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