State v. Colstad

¶ 1. Guy W. Colstad appeals a judgment of the circuit court convicting him of homicide by use of a vehicle while having a prohibited alcohol concentration, contrary to Wis. Stat. § 940.09(1)(b) (1997-98). Colstad argues that the results of his blood test should have been suppressed because (1) neither probable cause of a civil traffic violation, nor reasonable suspicion of a crime, supported the initial investigative detention of Colstad; (2) the initial detention was not temporary, but was instead an illegal de facto arrest; (3) the facts known to the investigating officer did not provide…