Legal Opinion
State v. Young
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided July 17, 1997No. 97-0034-CRPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVergeront, J.
Charles Young appeals from a conviction for possession of THC in violation of § 161.41(3r), Stats. The sole issue on appeal is whether the initial stop by the police officer violated Young's right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. We conclude that it did and that the evidence the officer discovered as a result of the initial stop must be suppressed. We therefore reverse the conviction.
BACKGROUND
The complaint charged Young with possession of THC as a repeater in violation of §§ 161.41(3r) and 161.48(3), Stats., and possession of drug paraphernalia in violation of §…
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