Criminal Procedure — cross-examination — harmless error

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Criminal

Criminal Procedure — cross-examination — harmless error

Tavares Dewayne White appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered on a jury verdict, for felony murder, with the underlying crime of attempted armed robbery as a party to a crime, contrary to Wis. Stat. §§ 940.03, 943.32, 939.32, and 939.05 (2009-10).[1] White argues that he should receive a new trial because the trial court sustained the State’s objection to a question concerning a detective’s conversation with a witness and thereby prevented the defense from fully exploring an issue. We conclude that even if the trial court should have allowed further questioning on the issue, the error was harmless. Therefore, we affirm. This opinion will not be published.

2012AP1958-CR State v. White

Dist I, Milwaukee County, Borowski, J., Per Curiam

Attorneys: For Appellant: Erickson, Dianne M., Milwaukee; For Respondent: Loebel, Karen A., Milwaukee; Probst, Robert, Madison