State v. Payano-Roman

¶ 1. The petitioner, State of Wisconsin, seeks review of a published court of appeals' decision that reversed a judgment convicting Tomas Payano-Roman of possession of heroin.1 The State asserts that the court of appeals erred in overturning the circuit court's determination that the administration of a laxative to Payano-Roman was not a government search subject to the Fourth Amendment. It further asserts that, even if administration of the laxative was a government search, the search was reasonable.

¶ 2. We determine that the administration of the laxative that resulted in the recovery of a…