Legal Opinion
State v. Friday
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 1989No. 86-1484-CRPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEFFERNAN, CHIEF JUSTICE.
This is a review of a decision 1 of the court of appeals which reversed the conviction of John F. Friday by the circuit court for Dane county, George R. W. Northrup, circuit judge. We reverse the court of appeals because, unlike the court of appeals, we conclude, on undisputed facts, that there was probable cause for the seizure and for the search of the automobile of the defendant, John F. Friday.
John F. Friday was arrested, charged, and convicted of two counts of possession of controlled substances, marijuana and cocaine. His only defense, proffered in motions to…
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