Opinion ID: 2036519
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Kell Park Incident

Text: Defendant cites testimony from defendant's second trial concerning an incident at Kell Park on June 19, 1988. On that date, a group of citizens held a public forum to give their reasons why they believed defendant, who had not yet been indicted, was not involved in Amy Schulz's abduction and murder. As the speakers tried to address the crowd, a few individuals blew air horns and shouted. Officers Anthis and Parker were present in the park but did nothing to prevent the disturbance so the speakers could be heard. According to defendant, [t]he failure of Anthis and Parker to act reflects negatively on their impartiality in their investigation of [defendant]. Assuming that Anthis and Parker had a duty to prevent the so-called disturbance at Kell Park, we disagree that their failure to act necessarily reflects negatively on their investigation of defendant. In any event, this new evidence is irrelevant to whether probable cause existed for the issuance of the search warrants eight months earlier.