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Search and Seizure Reasonable suspicion; pat down searches

Motor Vehicles OWI; reasonable suspicion

Motor Vehicles OWI; reasonable suspicion; probable cause

Motor Vehicles OWI; reasonable suspicion

Motor Vehicles Refusal hearings; reasonable suspicion

Motor Vehicles OWI; reasonable suspicion

Motor Vehicles OWI; reasonable suspicion

Motor Vehicles OWI; reasonable suspicion

Search and Seizure Pat-down searches; reasonable suspicion Where a suspect had a bulge above his waistband consistent with a revolver handle, the officer has reasonable suspicion to conduct a pat-down search. “Officer Linthicum observed a conspicuous bulge above Richmond’s waistband that was consistent with a revolver handle; both the shape and location of the bulge contributed to Officer Linthicum’s concern ...

Motor Vehicles OWI; reasonable suspicion Fred A. Ederer appeals a judgment of conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, first offense, contrary to Wis. Stat. § 346.63(1)(a). Ederer was found guilty pursuant to a plea of no contest and received a forfeiture of $677.00, a six-month suspension of license and ordered to undergo an alcohol assessment. Prior ...

Motor Vehicles OWI; reasonable suspicion Allen L. Resch appeals from his third offense conviction of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in violation of Wis. Stat. §§ 346.63(1)(a) and 346.65(2)(am)3.  Specifically, Resch appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to suppress the initial stop and the imposition of field sobriety tests.  The issues on appeal are (1) whether the ...

Motor Vehicles OWI; reasonable suspicion Rafael Labedzki appeals from a judgment of the circuit court convicting him of operating while under the influence of an intoxicant. Labedzki argues that his conviction should be reversed as the trooper who conducted the traffic stop did not have reasonable suspicion to ask Labedzki to perform a series of field sobriety tests. We disagree ...

Motor Vehicles Equipment violations; reasonable suspicion In this appeal, Matthew M. Gilbert limits his challenge to the reasonable suspicion to conduct a traffic stop. In particular, he asserts that the arresting officer did not articulate facts that gave rise to a reasonable suspicion of equipment violations warranting an investigative traffic stop. He also contends that “the circuit court failed to ...

Motor Vehicles OWI; reasonable suspicion In this appeal, we are confronted with the question of whether ignoring a traffic sign warning motorists that a road is closed, except to local traffic, creates reasonable suspicion justifying an investigative traffic stop. We answer the question in the affirmative and uphold Jeffrey L. Bubolz’s first offense drunk driving conviction. This opinion will not ...

Motor Vehicles OWI; reasonable suspicion Susan Schneidler appeals from a judgment entered after she pled no contest to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug, first offense, contrary to Wis. Stat. § 346.63(1)(a). She argues that: (1) she did not waive her right to appeal by entering a no contest plea; and (2) ...