State v. Derik J. Wantland

¶ 1. This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals, State v. Wantland, 2013 WI App 36, 346 Wis. 2d 680, 828 N.W.2d 885, that affirmed the judgment and order of the Sheboygan County Circuit Court,1 which convicted De*140rik J. Wantland ("Wantland") of possession of a narcotic and denied his motion to suppress evidence.

¶ 2. Both the State and Wantland concede that the driver consented to the search of the vehicle in which the briefcase was located, and concede that the driver's consent was not limited in a way that would have excluded the briefcase from the search.2 Wantland's petition for…