[U] City Of Madison V. Weinstein

¶1 Eli Weinstein appeals a judgment against him for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant and for operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration, contrary to WIS. STAT.§§ 346.63(1)(a) and 346.63(1)(b). The circuit court found Weinstein guilty after denying his motion to suppress evidence gathered as a result of the traffic stop. Weinstein argues that the stop was unlawful because the officer lacked reasonable suspicion to believe that he had committed a traffic violation. In the alternative, he argues that if the stop was legal initially, it later became an illegal arrest when the investigating officer transported him to the parking garage of the City-County Building to conduct field sobriety tests. Because we conclude that the stop was supported by reasonable suspicion, and that the transport of Weinstein to the City-County Building did not transform the stop into an arrest, we affirm the judgment of conviction.