State v. Ward

¶ 1. The State of Wisconsin (State) seeks review of a court of appeals' decision that reversed a judgment of the circuit court convicting the defendant, Lance R. Ward (Ward), on his no-contest plea to two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. The court of appeals held that evidence seized during the search of Ward's home should have been suppressed because the affidavit submitted to the warrant-issuing judge in support of the search warrant failed to provide a substantial basis for finding probable cause that evidence of criminal activity was likely be found…