Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

By: Derek Hawkins//April 10, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Robert Charles Holmes

Case No.: 2017AP801-CR

Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ.

Focus: Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

Robert Holmes appeals a judgment convicting him of manufacturing psilocin and maintaining a drug trafficking place. Holmes argues his girlfriend’s consent to a search of their residence was not voluntary, and the circuit court therefore erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained during the search. He further argues the court erred by excluding a psychologist’s testimony regarding his girlfriend’s mental state at the time she gave consent and by refusing to rely on the psychologist’s report. We reject these arguments and affirm.

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