STATE v. LEFLER

No. 2012AP224-CR.

827 N.W.2d 650 (2013)

2013 WI App 22

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Edward C. LEFLER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed January 23, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Angela C. Kachelski of The Kachelski Law Firm, S.C., Milwaukee.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Thomas J. Balistreri , assistant attorney general, J.B. Van Hollen , attorney general.

Before NEUBAUER, P.J., REILLY and GUNDRUM, JJ.


REILLY, J.

¶ 1 Edward C. Lefler was under arrest for operating while under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI) when police officers searched the trunk of the vehicle he had been driving. At the time of his arrest, Lefler was a known suspect in recent burglaries and was in possession of several tools suitable for breaking into buildings. The search of Lefler's trunk uncovered property that police believed had been stolen. Lefler subsequently confessed to a string...

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