Legal Opinion · Concurrence

State v. Marquardt

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided November 23, 2005No. 2004AP958-CR, 2004AP1609-CRPublished

1ConcurrenceShirley S. Abrahamson, C.J.

¶ 72. (concurring in part and dissenting in part). This case is best understood as illustrating the aphorism that "hard *237cases make bad law." This is a hard case because suppression of the evidence may jeopardize prosecution of Marquardt, who is charged with first degree intentional homicide.

¶ 73. I would not apply the good faith exception. I would remand the cause to the circuit court for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the seized items are admissible under the inevitable discovery doctrine.1

¶ 74. The Fourth Amendment protects each of us against unreasonable searches and seizures.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. United States v. Gregory James Freeman and David Lyle Boese, A/K/A Dennis Phillip Stevens and David SterlingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  4. State v. TompkinsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
  5. State v. WardWisconsin Supreme Court · 2000

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