State v. Washington

There are two issues in this case:(1) Was the defendant lawfully arrested after the police found evidence of a burglary on his person during a pat-down search for weapons?(2) What are the limitations and ramifications of the inevitable discovery doctrine?

Defendant, Jonas M. Washington, was arrested for the burglary of Sedlar’s Jewelry Store in Wauwatosa. Washington brought a motion to suppress certain evidence seized during the stop and arrest. The Honorable William J. Haese, in a Milwaukee county circuit court suppression hearing, held the arrest was legal and its fruits were legally seized…