Muetze v. State

Beilfuss, C. I.

The principal issue is whether a search warrant can be validly issued when based upon an affidavit disclosing private communications between husband and wife.

On May 22, 1973, at Bangor, Wisconsin, a hardware store was broken into and several small appliances stolen. This burglary was reported to the La Crosse County Sheriff’s Department.

On May 23, 1973, two detectives of the La Crosse City Police Department responded to a domestic call at 607 Wall Street. At that address they talked to Geraldine Muetze, the defendant’s wife. She told the officers her husband had shown her…