State v. GOCKER

State of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent,

v.

Paul A. Gocker, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 04-0776-CR.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed: August 11, 2004.

¶1 ANDERSON, P.J.[1]

Given that the trial court has considerable latitude in shaping the scope of recross-examination, we affirm its decision that Paul A. Gocker could not question a sheriff's deputy concerning whether a drunk driving suspect can be forced to submit to a chemical test for the presence of alcohol.

¶2 During redirect examination of a sheriff's deputy, the following exchange took place:

PROSECUTOR: Deputy, as far as the field…