COA holds that driver’s odor of alcohol and prior conviction for OWI provides reasonable suspicion to extend traffic stop
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COA holds that driver’s odor of alcohol and prior conviction for OWI provides reasonable suspicion to extend traffic stop
State v. Peter Joseph Idell, 2024AP2230, District I, 6/17/25 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity The COA holds that an odor of intoxicants and the driver’s 2009 conviction for OWI established reasonable suspicion to extend stop for expired license plates to investigate OWI. A West Allis police officer stopped Peter Idell for driving a vehicle with expired license plates. The officer approached the vehicle and smelled…
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