STATE v. MORGAN

No. 93-2089-CR.

197 Wis.2d 200 (1995)

539 N.W.2d 887

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael T. MORGAN, Defendant-Respondent-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided November 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-respondent-petitioner there were briefs by William J. Tyroler, assistant state public defender; Calvin Malone and Rebholz, Auberry & Malone, Milwaukee and oral argument by Calvin Malone.

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was argued by Marguerite M. Moeller, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was James E. Doyle, attorney general.

Amicus curiae brief was filed by Pamela Moorshead and Adelman, Adelman, and Murray, S.C., Milwaukee for the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Foundation and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).


ROLAND B. DAY, C.J.

This is a review of an unpublished court of appeals decision reversing an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee County, the Honorable John A. Franke, suppressing a handgun and cocaine base found on petitioner Michael T. Morgan (Morgan). Morgan was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, contrary to Wis. Stat. § 941.23 (1991-92), and possession of cocaine while armed, contrary to Wis. Stat. §§ 161.14(7)(a), 161.41(3m), 161.48...

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