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STATE v. WASHINGTON

No. 83-1804-CR.

134 Wis.2d 108 (1986)

396 N.W.2d 156

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jonas M. WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Submitted on briefs September 5, 1986.

Decided November 18, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant-petitioner there were briefs by Ellen Pearlman and William J. Tyroler, assistant state public defenders, and oral argument by Mr. Tyroler.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by Thomas J. Balistreri, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general.

STEINMETZ, J.

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...

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