(DOWNLOAD) "State v. Gumphrey" by State of Wisconsin in Court of Appeals District II " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Gumphrey
- Author : State of Wisconsin in Court of Appeals District II
- Release Date : January 16, 2006
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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1 Gino Gumphrey appeals his conviction for operating under the influence of alcohol and the circuit courts order rejecting his motion to suppress evidence. Gumphrey contends that the police violated his Fourth Amendment rights when, upon discovering his crashed and empty vehicle, they used a cell phone found in the vehicle to locate and contact his former wife. The former wife told the police that Gumphreys mother lived near the scene of the crash and this information allowed the police to quickly find Gumphrey, arrest him, and administer a blood test confirming his intoxication. Gumphrey argues that had the police not searched his cell phone, they would not have located him in time to administer the test and that its result and other related evidence should therefore be suppressed. Because we find that the police search of the cell phone was justified as a means to ensure Gumphreys safety, we affirm.