4th Amendment Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//December 17, 2019//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Jeffrey L. Ionescu

Case No.: 2018AP1620-CR

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Gundrum, J.

Focus: 4^th Amendment Violation

Jeffrey Ionescu appeals from his judgment of conviction for burglary, challenging the circuit court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence. Specifically, he claims New Berlin Police Officer James Ament, a K-9 officer, violated his Fourth Amendment rights when Ament and his trained tracking dog, Condor, entered onto the yard of Ionescu’s mother without a warrant while tracking a burglar, Ionescu. Because we conclude Ament’s entry was lawful as he was in “hot pursuit” of Ionescu, we affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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