363 Wis. 2d 554 - State v. Jackson’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “• At 1:25 p.m. on February 21, 2012, officers were dispatched to the Road Star Inn in Grand Chute, where they found Whitlow's body in Room 114. Whitlow had suffered significant cut wounds to his neck, throat, upper chest, and right arm and hand. • There was substantial blood and blood spatter on the wall, bed, and floor of the hotel room. Based on his training and experience, detective Renkas believed anyone who was in the room with Whitlow when he was stabbed would likely have a significant amount of blood on his or her clothing or shoes. • An eight-inch Winchester brand knife sheath was found next to Whitlow's body, but no knife was recovered. • [The hotel manager], who was working at the front desk of the Road Star Inn on February 21, reported that Whitlow had been staying in Room 114 since February 17. [The manager] stated he knew Whit-low had been having problems with his wife. • [A] ... Road Star Inn [cleaning] employee D reported that she was doing the laundry in Room 111 from approximately 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. on February 21, when she saw a person wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt knock on the door of Room 114. The person's hood was pulled over his or her head. The person was admitted into the room by someone inside, and [the cleaning employee] then heard a male voice screaming for help and heard what she thought was someone being hit. [The cleaning employee] went to the manager to get help and briefly saw the person in the hooded sweatshirt leaving. Hotel staff then ente”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Mastella L. Jackson

2. “[The guest] then went to get help. • Eleven-year-old R.L.D.J. was interviewed by police on the day of the stabbing and told them Whitlow was his father and Jackson was his mother. R.L.D.J. reported that his family had been living together at their home until a few days earlier, when Whitlow left to stay at the Road Star Inn. Police were aware from previous contacts with Whitlow and Jackson that they resided [on] . .. West Fourth Street in Appleton. • R.L.D.J. reported Whitlow had left the family home because he and Jackson”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Mastella L. Jackson

3. “To establish that the evidence would have been inevitably discovered, the State must demonstrate, by a preponderance of the evidence, that: (1) there is a reasonable probability the evidence in question would have been discovered by lawful means but for the police misconduct; (2) the leads making the discovery inevitable were possessed by the government at the time of the misconduct; and (3) prior to the unlawful search the government also was actively pursuing some alternative line of investigation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Mastella L. Jackson