STATE v. MALONE

No. 02-2216-CR.

274 Wis.2d 540 (2004)

2004 WI 108

683 N.W.2d 1

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Donavan W. MALONE, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided July 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant there was a brief by John A. Cabranes and Servantez & Cabranes, Racine, and oral argument by John A. Cabranes.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by Gregory M. Weber, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Peggy A. Lautenschlager, attorney general.


¶ 1. DAVID T. PROSSER, J.

This case is before the court on certification by the court of appeals. The court of appeals asks us to address whether, during a routine traffic stop, a law enforcement officer may request the passengers, as well as the driver, to exit the vehicle and individually ask them questions reasonably related to the nature of the stop.

¶ 2. This certified issue arises in the case of Donavan W. Malone, who was a passenger in a vehicle...

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