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Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

By: Derek Hawkins//August 14, 2018//

Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

By: Derek Hawkins//August 14, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Julian G. Thomas

Case No.: 2017AP621-CR

Officials: Sherman, Blanchard and Fitzpatrick, JJ.

Focus: Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

The State appeals a decision of the Dane County Circuit Court granting Julian Thomas’s motion to suppress evidence collected during a search of Thomas’s living quarters by probation agents. The circuit court concluded that the search was an unconstitutional police search rather than a probation search. We disagree with the circuit court and conclude that the search of the house in which Thomas was then living was a probation search and that the search was reasonable. In addition, we conclude that Thomas has failed to support an argument that the method of entry to the residence was improper. As a result, we reverse the circuit court’s order and remand the matter for further proceedings.

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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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