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Wisconsin Supreme Court· 5/22/1998

State v. Phillips

Citations

  • 577 N.W.2d 794
  • 218 Wis. 2d 180
  • 1998 Wisc. LEXIS 59

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  • concluding that defendant's affirmative assistance in the search of his bedroom demonstrated his consent to the search
  • holding that “intervening circumstances” attenuated the taint of the law enforcement officers’ illegal entry into the defendant’s home because the officers explained to the defendant that (1) they were investigating a crime; (2) they did not have a warrant; and (3
  • holding that, in reviewing whether a defendant voluntarily consented to a search, “[w]e are permitted to independently determine from the facts as found by the trial court whether any time-honored constitutional principles were offended” (quotation omitted)
  • holding that, in reviewing whether a defendant voluntarily consented to a search, “[w]e are permitted to independently determine from the facts as found by the trial court whether any time-honored constitutional principles were offended” (quotation omitted)
  • noting that a defendant's cooperation with police is a consideration when evaluating voluntariness of consent
  • holding that the fact that the defendant gave the agents a magazine when they left was \inconsistent with a conclusion that the encounter between the agents and the defendant was coercive or that the defendant's will was in any way overcome by the agents' tactics\

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Judges: Bradley, Steinmetz

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