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STATE v. MORETTO

No. 86-2174-CR.

144 Wis.2d 171 (1988)

423 N.W.2d 841

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph G. MORETTO, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 25, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was argued by Jerome S. Schmidt, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was Donald J. Hanaway, attorney general.

For the defendant-respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Glen L. Cushing, assistant state public defender, Madison.

WILLIAM A. BABLITCH, J.

The State of Wisconsin (State) appeals from a circuit court order suppressing a knife seized from the vehicle of the defendant Joseph G. Moretto (Moretto), following a search conducted by the police during a stop for temporary questioning. The question certified to this court is whether sec. 968.25, Stats., permits a police officer to search for weapons in the vehicle of an individual stopped for...

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