Legal Opinion

State v. Espinoza

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided January 23, 2002No. 01-1473-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.

¶ 1. The State of Wisconsin appeals from a circuit court order granting Joseph M. Espinoza's motion to dismiss Count 2 of a criminal complaint charging him with knowingly obstructing police officers contrary to Wis. Stat. §§ 946.41(1) and 939.62(l)(a) (1999-2000). Because we agree with the circuit court that the obstruction charge is not supported by the information/allegations contained in the criminal complaint, we affirm.

¶ 2. The facts are undisputed. On August 5, 2000, at approximately 11:23 p.m., Officers Mark Tilkens and Paul Jacobsen of the City of Menasha Police Department were…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Peters v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
  4. State v. WhiteWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
  5. State v. HaugenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. ReedWisconsin Supreme Court · 2005
  2. State v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2004
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