Legal Opinion

State v. Schwegler

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided August 5, 1992No. 91-2636-CR, 91-2637-CRPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSnyder, J.

The state appeals from orders1 suppressing all evidence obtained as a result of a warrantless administrative inspection of the defendants' property by a county humane officer. The state argues that the humane officer acted within her inspection authority, resulting in a search that, although warrantless, was permissible under sec. 968.10(4),-Stats., and reasonable under the fourth amendment. We agree with the trial court that the search fell short of fourth amendment reasonableness standards. We affirm.

Debra Schier-Schwegler and her husband, Herman Schwegler (the Schweglers), operate a…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. See v. City of SeattleSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. New York v. BurgerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. United States v. BiswellSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. FlynnCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1994
  2. State v. KnappWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
  3. State v. St. MartinWisconsin Supreme Court · 2011
  4. State v. TrecrociCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2001
  5. State v. LopezCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1996

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