C. Warrant unnecessary

State v. Deundra R. Lathan, 2011 WI App 104 (recommended for publication); for Lathan: George S. Tauscheck; case activity Consent to Search, Co-Occupant Consent to search premises given by one occupant overrides refusal to consent by co-occupant when neither is the subject of the search or ensuing arrest (resolving question expressly held open by Georgia v… Read more

State v. Jenny L. Nowak, 2010AP1499-CR, District 3, 5/17/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Nowak: Keith F. Ellison; case activity Warrantless entry into Nowak’s garage was justified under hot pursuit doctrine, given “probable cause to believe Nowak committed a jailable offense—specifically, resisting by failure to stop,” § 346.17(2t) (punishable by 9 months imprisonment), ¶15… Read more

Kentucky v. Hollis Deshaun King, USSC No. 09-1272, 5/16/11, reversing, King v. Commonwealth, 302 S.W.3d 649 (2010) The exigent circumstances exception to the warrant requirement (here, imminent destruction of evidence) isn’t circumscribed by whether the exigency was “police-created.” It is well established that “exigent circumstances,” including the need to prevent the destruction of evidence, permit… Read more

State v. Calvin Jerome Pirtle, 2011 WI App 89(recommended for publication); for Pirtle: Christopher J. Cherella; case activity Consent to Search – Georgia v. Randolph Pirtle’s failure to object to the police presence allowed them to act on the co-tenant’s consent to a warrantless search under Georgia v. Randolph, 547 U.S. 103 (2006): ¶15      In… Read more

State v. Robert L. Stokes, 2009AP919-CR, District 1, 2/1/11 court of appeals decision (3-judge, not recommended for publication); for Stokes: John M. Bolger; case activity; Stokes BiC; State Resp.; Reply Given trial court credibility findings, the resident’s consent to the police to enter and search was voluntary. ¶19      Finally, we are not convinced by Robert’s argument… Read more

State v. Ashley M. Toliver, 2010AP484-CR, District 2, 1/26/11 court of appeals decision (3-judge, not recommended for publication); for Toliver: Elizabeth Ewald-Herrick; case activity Community caretaker doctrine supported, in the first instance, search of seemingly lost purse found in common area of apartment building; and, in the second, entry of apartment after co-inhabitant requested officer… Read more

court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Sagen: Charles W. Giesen, Jessica Jean Giesen; case activity; Sagen BiC; State Resp.; Reply Traffic Stop – Community Caretaker A yell from inside a passing truck justified a stop under the community caretaker doctrine. ¶13      We conclude that the facts as found by the circuit court satisfy this… Read more