Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Ward

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 19, 2000No. 97-2008-CRPublished

1Dissent

*755SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, CHIEF JUSTICE

¶ 64. (dissenting). I disagree with the majority opinion on two grounds:

¶ 65. First, the majority opinion errs in refusing to suppress evidence seized by law enforcement officers in the defendant's home. I conclude there is no nexus in the warrant application in this case between the defendant's home and the defendant's drug-dealing activities to establish probable cause to search the home.1

¶ 66. Second, the majority opinion errs in refusing to suppress evidence seized by law enforcement officers who failed to comply with the constitutionally based rule of…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Illinois v. KrullSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Richards v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1997

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