Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-08-24 04:02:37.007204+00
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*149ABRAHAMSON, J.
(concurring). I am mindful that the decisions of the United States Supreme Court regarding searches and seizures and the fourth amendment are binding on this court as a matter of federal constitutional law. Although the issue was not raised by the parties, I would, nevertheless, determine the validity of the war-rantless search under our state constitution which also guarantees “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures.” Art. I, sec. 11, Wis. Const. In State v. Doe, 78 Wis.2d 161, 171, 254 N.W.2d 210 (1977) we said:
“Certainly, it is the prerogative of the State of Wisconsin to afford greater protection to the liberties of persons within its boundaries under the Wisconsin Constitution than is mandated by the United States Supreme Court under the Fourteenth Amendment. See William J. Brennan, Jr., State Constitutions and the 'protection of Individual Rights, 90 Harv. L. Rev. 489 (January 1977). This court has never hesitated to do so. . . .”
See also Oregon v. Hass, 420 U.S. 714, 719 (1975); Michigan v. Mosley, 423 U.S. 96, 121 (1975) (Brennan, J. dissenting opinion); State v. Opperman, 247 N.W.2d 673 (S.D. 1976).