1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Wis.2d
  4. 233 Wis.2d
  5. 233 Wis.2d 280 (2000)
 

STATE v. HUGHES

No. 97-1121-CR.

233 Wis.2d 280 (2000)

2000 WI 24

607 N.W.2d 621

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent-Petitioner, v. Vanessa D. HUGHES, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided March 17, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-respondent-petitioner the cause was argued by Thomas J. Balistreri, assistant attorney general with whom on the briefs was James E. Doyle, attorney general.

For the defendant-appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Andrea Taylor Cornwall, assistant state public defender.

¶ 1. DIANE S. SYKES, J.

This case involves a warrantless police entry into a home. The officers in question were at the threshold of the defendant's apartment about to investigate a complaint of trespassing when the door was unexpectedly opened, and they immediately detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside. The officers also deduced a distinct possibility that any evidence of the drug would be destroyed if they did not immediately enter, since the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases