State v. Slawek

The state appeals from the trial court’s orders dismissing the complaint against defendants for burglary contrary to sec. 943.10(1) (a), Stats. The state argues that the trial court erred by dismissing the complaint after concluding that it lacked jurisdiction because the Chicago police officers who arrested defendants did not have authority to do so in Wisconsin. We reverse because we conclude the officers made valid citizen’s arrests.

On January 7, 1982, six on-duty Chicago police officers in five unmarked police cars began following defendants’ van in Chicago on information that defendants…