State v. Friday

John Friday appeals from a judgment convicting him of possession of controlled substances with intent to deliver, in violation of sec. 161.41(lm)(b), Stats. The issue is whether certain evidence seized from Friday’s car should \ be sup*704pressed as the fruit of an unlawful search.1 We conclude that the warrantless search of the vehicle was illegal and that the evidence should have been suppressed. We therefore reverse.

The facts are not in dispute. On the evening of October 25,1983, four members of the Madison Metro narcotics squad were eating dinner at a local restaurant when Friday and a woman…