Legal Opinion
State v. Donovan
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided July 26, 1979No. 78-865-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDecker, C.J.
James Perkins Donovan is a parking meter thief with a sophisticated modus operandi.
Donovan has been charged with theft and possession of a burglarious tool. The state appeals from an order of the trial court granting Donovan’s motion to suppress *405evidence, a homemade parking meter key, obtained by police officers in a search of Donovan’s automobile.
On July 15, 1978, at about 9:30 p.m., Donovan entered a surveillance net set by the Milwaukee Police Department. Coins had been stolen from parking meters in the 700 block on North 11th Street. Two police officers undertook surveillance of the area.…
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