State v. Allen

Roger K. Allen appeals from judgments of conviction for public assistance fraud pursuant to § 49.12(1) and (6), STATS., and food stamp fraud pursuant to § 49.127(2m) and (8)(a)2, Stats. In both instances, Allen was convicted as a party to the crime. The convictions resulted from Allen's pleas of no contest to the charges following the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence of his medical billing records obtained from a local hospital by investigators with the Racine County Sheriffs Department.

On appeal, Allen contends that his billing records were confidential and privileged…