State v. Hanson

NEUBAUER, EJ.

¶ 1. The primary issue on appeal is whether a motor vehicle operator can be fleeing and eluding the police under Wis. Stat. § 346.04(3) (2007-08)1 if that operator is ostensibly driving to police (e.g., a police station). The answer is yes. Under the statutory language, if that operator has willfully disregarded a visual signal from any officer so as to interfere with the operation of traffic or pedestrians, the operator's intended destination is irrelevant. We therefore reject Daniel H. Hanson's appeal from a judgment of conviction for eluding an officer contrary to § 346.04(3)…