Legal Opinion
County of Jefferson v. Renz
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1999No. 97-3512PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJon P. Wilcox, J.
¶ 1. The petitioner, Jefferson County, seeks review of a published decision of the court of appeals, County of Jefferson v. Renz, 222 Wis. 2d 424, 588 N.W.2d 267 (Ct. App. 1998), which held that a law enforcement officer must have probable cause for an arrest before asking a driver suspected of driving while intoxicated to submit to a preliminary breath test (PBT) under Wis. Stat. § 343.303 (1993-94).1 The court of appeals reversed the judgment of conviction against the defendant, Christopher Renz, for driving while intoxicated (OWI) and with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC), which…
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