By: Derek Hawkins//June 16, 2021//
WI Court of Appeals – District I
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Christopher D. Wilson
Case No.: 2020AP1014-CR
Officials: DONALD, J.
Focus: 4th Amendment Violation – Unlawful Entry
Christopher D. Wilson appeals a judgment convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) as a second offense and endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon while under the influence of an intoxicant. Wilson argues that the police unlawfully entered his backyard and seized him, and the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence. We conclude that Wilson’s motion to suppress was properly denied because the officers’ entry into the backyard and interaction with Wilson were covered by the “knock and talk” exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement. Accordingly, we affirm.