State v. Watkinson

John Jay Watkinson appeals from judgments, entered on guilty pleas, convicting him of possessing cocaine with intent to deliver, in violation of section 161.41(lm)(c)l, Stats., and possessing marijuana, in violation of section 161.41(3r), Stats. The cocaine and marijuana were discovered in Watkinson's home during a search conducted pursuant to a "no knock" search warrant issued by a circuit court judge. The sole issue on appeal is whether the affidavit in support of the search warrant established probable cause for the judge to permit the entry into Watkinson's home to be made without the…