Legal Opinion

State v. Williams

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided April 27, 1999No. 96-1821-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDonald W. Steinmetz, J.

¶ 1. The State seeks review of a court of appeals' decision reversing the judgment of conviction of the defendant Roosevelt Williams. Two issues are presented in this case:

¶ 2. The first issue is whether police officers had reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop of Roosevelt Williams when, responding to an anonymous tip that unidentified individuals were dealing drugs from a vehicle parked within view of the tipster, they confirmed the readily observable information offered by the tipster without independently observing any suspicious activity. The Milwaukee County Circuit…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. WalshireSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
  2. State v. WilliamsWisconsin Supreme Court · 2001
  3. State v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 2007
  4. State v. BallosCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1999
  5. State v. StoutCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2002

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