Court Opinion

ID: 9687273
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 16:21:22.233965+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:18:25.357453
License: Public Domain

SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, CHIEF JUSTICE
¶ 39. (concurring). I agree with the majority's conclusion that the tip in this case provided sufficient justification for an investigative traffic stop for driving while intoxicated.
¶ 40. Not all tips, however, will provide sufficient justification to enable law enforcement officers to conduct an investigative traffic stop. See majority op. at ¶ 36.
*753¶ 41. Case law from other states shows that law enforcement units have adopted policies regarding tips of drunk or erratic driving that help to ensure that resulting traffic stops are lawful. For example, police dispatchers in Texas ask an anonymous caller alleging drunk or erratic driving to pull over at the scene. See, e.g., State v. Stolte, 991 S.W. 2d 336, 340 (Tex. Ct. App. 1999). Law enforcement units in Wisconsin might consider adopting policies to promote the reliability of tips.