City of Barron v. Covey

Upon the trial, the trial court ruled inadmissible testimony of a police officer to the effect that after defendant’s arrest he refused the officer’s request that defendant supply a sample of his urine for the purposes of subjecting the same to a chemical test to determine its alcoholic content. A proper offer of proof was made by the city attorney of the rejected testimony following such adverse ruling. The sole question on this appeal is whether the ruling of the trial court rejecting such testimony constituted prejudicial error.

Sec. 8, art. I of the Wisconsin constitution, provides in part…