Legal Opinion
State v. Cole
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided November 13, 2008No. 2007AP2472-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVergeront, J.
¶ 1. Willie Cole appeals a judgment of conviction for substantial battery and two counts of intimidation of a witness, challenging the court's denial of two suppression motions. First, he contends the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress a letter that he wrote, which he mistakenly addressed to a residence that happened to be the home of a law enforcement officer. He asserts the officer was acting in her official capacity when she opened the letter and the warrantless search violated the Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable searches. We agree with the circuit court…
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