STATE v. ASBOTH

No. 2015AP2052-CR.

898 N.W.2d 541 (2017)

2017 WI 76

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Kenneth M. ASBOTH, Jr., Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed: July 6, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant-petitioner, there were briefs by Andrew Hinkel , assistant state public defender, and oral argument by Andrew Hinkel.

For the plaintiff-respondent, there was a brief by Ryan J. Walsh , chief deputy solicitor general, with whom on the brief were Brad D. Schimel , attorney general, and Misha Tseytlin , solicitor general. Oral argument by Ryan J. Walsh.


¶ 1 Wisconsin courts have long applied a community caretaker exception to the warrant requirement under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In this case, Kenneth M. Asboth, Jr., asks us to decide whether law enforcement officers' warrantless seizure...

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