Legal Opinion
State v. Mielke
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided September 4, 2002No. 01-3116-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeterson, J.
¶ 1. The State appeals an order suppressing evidence obtained by a law enforcement officer who entered a private residence without a warrant after a domestic violence report. The State argues that the officer's entry was permitted by exigent circumstances. We agree and reverse the order.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2. On March 10, 2001, Outagamie County Sherriffs deputies Rachael Miller and John Hoffman responded to a report that Mark Mielke had struck Ruth Byrne at their home, and that Byrne was spitting blood. Miller had eleven years of law enforcement experience and had responded to domestic violence…
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