Craig Hawkins v. State ( 2020 )


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  •                                   IN THE
    TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
    No. 10-18-00270-CR
    CRAIG HAWKINS,
    Appellant
    v.
    THE STATE OF TEXAS,
    Appellee
    From the 249th District Court
    Johnson County, Texas
    Trial Court No. DC-F201800413
    MEMORANDUM OPINION
    Craig Hawkins appeals from a conviction for delivery of a controlled substance
    of four or more but less than 200 grams. TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE
    ANN. §481.112(d). In seven issues, Hawkins complains that the trial court: (1) erred by
    denying his motion for mistrial because one juror was not fluent in English; (2) abused
    its discretion in the admission of evidence due to the failure to properly authenticate it;
    (3) abused its discretion in the admission of recordings of an extraneous offense because
    they were not relevant and were not admissible pursuant to Rules 403 and 404(b) of the
    Rules of Evidence; (4) abused its discretion in the admission of drugs and lab results
    from the same extraneous offense because they were not relevant and were not
    admissible pursuant to Rules 403 and 404(b) of the Rules of Evidence; (5) abused its
    discretion in allowing the testimony regarding that same extraneous offense because it
    was not relevant and was not admissible pursuant to Rules 403 and 404(b) of the Rules
    of Evidence; (6) abused its discretion by allowing testimony regarding an
    additional extraneous offense because the evidence was not relevant and the prejudicial
    effect outweighed any probative value; and (7) abused its discretion in the admission of
    testimony by an expert witness because the testimony was not relevant and the
    prejudicial effect outweighed any probative value. Because we find no reversible error,
    we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
    IMPROPER JUROR
    In his first issue, Hawkins complains that the trial court erred by denying
    his first motion for mistrial after it was discovered after the jury was empaneled and
    sworn that a juror was not fluent in understanding, reading, or speaking English. After
    the jury was selected and discharged for the day, the bailiff approached the trial court
    and informed the judge that one of the jurors did not understand the instructions that
    were given prior to them being allowed to leave for the day. The trial court met
    individually with the juror and went over each instruction with the juror. The
    juror stated that she understood each of them. The record is unclear as to whether
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    counsel for Hawkins and the State were present, but neither attempted to question the
    juror on the record if they were present. The next morning, the bailiff approached the
    trial court to inform him that the same juror had approached one of the attorneys that
    morning after not heeding the instructions about where to go upon arrival. The juror
    had also required assistance to fill out the paperwork for the jurors to be paid for their
    service. The trial court once again met with the juror, who informed the trial court that
    she only had a 9th grade education and did not read English very well. She was unsure
    if she would be able to understand written evidence presented during the trial. Again,
    the record is not clear as to whether the State and counsel for Hawkins were
    present during the conversation, but neither attempted to question the juror on the
    record during this conversation either.
    After the conversation with the juror, counsel for Hawkins moved for a
    mistrial, alleging that the juror was not qualified to sit on the jury panel because of her
    inability to read, speak, or comprehend English and that to allow the juror to sit on the
    panel constituted a violation of the United States and Texas Constitutions. The trial
    court denied the motion for mistrial and the juror remained on the panel.
    In this appeal, Hawkins argues that his constitutional right to twelve jurors
    pursuant to Article 1, Section 15 of the Texas constitution and his statutory right to a
    jury of twelve members was violated because the juror was allowed to remain on the
    panel. To the degree that Hawkins is complaining of a statutory violation regarding the
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    juror, article 35.16(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure lists the grounds available for a
    challenge for cause, and expressly states that a challenge based on the inability to read
    or write may be waived. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 35.16(a) (stating that challenges
    based on a potential juror's prior conviction, current indictment, and insanity may not
    be waived, but "[a]ll other grounds for challenge may be waived by the party . . . in
    whose favor such grounds of challenge exist"). Therefore, apart from those three
    exceptions, the failure to make a timely objection to a juror's qualifications under article
    35.16 waives the right to challenge those qualifications on appeal. Mayo v. State, 
    4 S.W.3d 9
    , 12 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999) (holding that such qualifications are waivable in a
    criminal case); Vera v. State, 
    496 S.W.3d 293
    , 295 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2016, pet.
    ref'd) (same). Hawkins never questioned the juror regarding her ability to read or write
    during voir dire and the questions regarding the juror’s qualifications did not arise until
    after the jury had been empaneled and sworn. Because Hawkins did not make a timely
    objection, his statutory complaints have been waived. See 
    Vera, 496 S.W.3d at 295
    .
    Hawkins argues that the juror’s purported lack of fluency in English resulted in
    him being tried by a jury of less than twelve persons as required by the Texas
    constitution. We disagree. While the complete lack of fluency might result in such a
    determination, the trial court determined that the juror was able to communicate with
    the trial court adequately and Hawkins never attempted to show that the juror was
    wholly unable to speak, read, or comprehend English. We cannot say that, in this case,
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    Hawkins was deprived of twelve jurors, and the trial court did not err by denying his
    motion for mistrial. We overrule issue one.
    AUTHENTICATION OF EXHIBITS
    In his second issue, Hawkins complains that the trial court abused its discretion
    by overruling his objection to the admission of four exhibits because they were not
    properly authenticated. The four exhibits consisted of the outside packaging and the
    drugs from the instant offense and from a prior transaction which was admitted as an
    extraneous offense. Hawkins argues that the chain of custody was not properly
    established because the confidential informant who purportedly purchased the drugs
    from Hawkins did not identify the drugs or the outside packaging prior to its admission
    into evidence.
    We review a trial court's ruling on an authentication issue under an abuse
    of discretion standard. Fowler v. State, 
    544 S.W.3d 844
    , 848 (Tex. Crim. App.
    2018); Watson v. State, 
    421 S.W.3d 186
    , 190 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2013, pet. ref'd).
    We will uphold a trial court's admission of evidence so long as its decision is within the
    zone of reasonable disagreement. 
    Fowler, 544 S.W.3d at 848
    ; 
    Watson, 421 S.W.3d at 190
    .
    Rule 901 of the Texas Rules of Evidence governs the authentication requirement
    for the admissibility of evidence and requires the proponent to produce sufficient
    evidence to support a finding that the evidence is what the proponent claims it is. TEX.
    R. EVID. 901(a); 
    Fowler, 544 S.W.3d at 848
    . Part of the authentication test is whether the
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    chain of custody was properly preserved. 
    Watson, 421 S.W.3d at 190
    ; Mitchell v. State,
    
    419 S.W.3d 655
    , 659 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2013, pet. ref'd). The chain of custody is
    sufficiently authenticated when the State establishes "the beginning and the end of the
    chain of custody, particularly when the chain ends at a laboratory." 
    Watson, 421 S.W.3d at 190
    . The State can prove links in the chain with circumstantial evidence. 
    Watson, 421 S.W.3d at 190
    .
    Hawkins argues that the chain of custody was not sufficiently established
    because the confidential informant who allegedly purchased the drugs from Hawkins
    did not identify the drugs during the trial. As to the part of this issue regarding the
    outer packaging of the exhibits, the confidential informant would never have been able
    to properly identify those because he had never seen the packaging the officer stored
    the drugs in once they were in the possession of law enforcement. The officer who
    placed the drugs into the packaging identified each one; therefore, Hawkins’s complaint
    regarding the outer packaging in the two exhibits is overruled.
    As to his complaint regarding the exhibits that contained the actual drugs from
    the two transactions, we find that those exhibits were adequately authenticated as well.
    The informant was searched prior to both transactions and no drugs were found on his
    person, although he did have his wallet on his person for the extraneous transaction
    which could have held drugs. Law enforcement observed him throughout the
    transactions.      The informant returned straight to law enforcement where he
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    immediately turned the drugs over to law enforcement. The officer who received the
    drugs from the confidential informant testified that he received the drugs from the
    informant and what he did with the drugs and then identified them as the exhibits in
    the trial. It was not necessary for the informant to identify the drugs in order for them
    to be adequately authenticated. We overrule issue two.
    EXTRANEOUS OFFENSE EVIDENCE
    In his third issue, Hawkins complains that the trial court abused its discretion by
    admitting recordings of an extraneous transaction between Hawkins and the
    confidential informant that took place on August 15, approximately three weeks before
    the September 8 transaction for which Hawkins was tried, because they were irrelevant
    and inadmissible pursuant to Rules 404(b) and 403 of the Rules of Evidence. In his
    fourth issue, Hawkins complains of the admission of the drugs and the lab results of the
    drugs allegedly purchased during the August 15 transaction because they were
    irrelevant and inadmissible pursuant to Rules 404(b) and 403 of the Rules of Evidence.
    In his fifth issue, Hawkins complains of the admission of testimony regarding
    the August 15 transaction because they were irrelevant and inadmissible pursuant to
    Rules 404(b) and 403 of the Rules of Evidence. Both Hawkins and the State argued
    these issues together; therefore, we will discuss them jointly as well.
    On August 15, several weeks prior to the September 8 drug transaction which
    serves as the basis for Hawkins’s conviction, another transaction took place between
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    Hawkins and the confidential informant where law enforcement gave the informant
    money to purchase drugs from Hawkins. Hawkins and the informant met at the same
    location in the same vehicle as the earlier transaction. Two video recordings were made
    of the transaction, but neither recording showed Hawkins or the drugs changing
    hands. Prior to trial, the trial court conducted a hearing on the admissibility of the
    extraneous offenses pursuant to Rules 404(b) and 403. Hawkins objected to the
    admission of the video recordings, the drugs allegedly purchased, and the
    testimony relating to the August 15 transaction both prior to and during the trial. At
    the pretrial hearing, the trial court heard testimony of an officer who was in charge of
    the transaction and ruled that the extraneous offense evidence, which included videos,
    drugs, and testimony, would be admissible. During the trial, the trial court overruled
    Hawkins’s objections to the evidence.
    RULE OF EVIDENCE 401/402
    Hawkins argues that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting the videos,
    the exhibits, and the testimony regarding the August 15 transaction because the
    evidence was irrelevant. Evidence is relevant if it tends to make the existence of any
    consequential fact more or less probable than it is without the evidence. TEX. R.
    EVID. 401; Moralez v. State, 
    450 S.W.3d 553
    , 569 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014,
    pet. ref'd). Extraneous-offense evidence is relevant if it logically makes elemental facts,
    such as intent or knowledge more or less probable, or if it makes the defense's evidence
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    attempting to undermine these elemental facts more or less probable. Montgomery v.
    State, 
    810 S.W.2d 372
    , 387-88 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991) (op. on reh'g). Hawkins argues the
    extraneous evidence was irrelevant because it did not make any elemental facts more or
    less probable.
    The evidence regarding the extraneous offense gave some context to the
    relationship between Hawkins and the confidential informant. It established how law
    enforcement was able to determine the identity of the individual the confidential
    informant knew only as “Jeezy,” later determined to be Hawkins. The identity of Jeezy
    was unknown to law enforcement prior to the August 15 transaction. Additionally,
    during that transaction, “Jeezy” asked the informant if he wanted to buy
    “cream,” referring to methamphetamine, which was part of what was purchased by the
    informant in the September 8 transaction for which Hawkins was tried. The evidence
    showed the existence of facts relating to the offense for which Hawkins was being tried
    to be more likely than they would be without the evidence. The trial court did not err in
    determining that evidence of the extraneous offense was relevant to the charged
    offense. See Hernandez v. State, 
    171 S.W.3d 347
    , 360-61 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.]
    2005, pet. ref'd).
    RULE 404(B)
    Hawkins also argues the trial court erred in admitting the video evidence, the
    drugs purportedly purchased, and the testimony regarding the August 15 transaction
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    because the evidence was prohibited under Texas Rule of Evidence 404(b). Under Rule
    404(b), evidence of an extraneous offense may be admitted if it has relevance apart from
    its tendency to prove the character of a person in order to show that the person acted in
    conformity therewith. See TEX. R. EVID. 404(b). Evidence has relevance apart from this
    character-conformity purpose when the evidence tends to establish some elemental fact,
    such as proof of motive, intent, plan, or absence of mistake or accident. See TEX. R. EVID.
    404(b).
    Hawkins argues the evidence relating to the August 15 transaction was not
    admissible pursuant to Rule 404(b) because it was used to show that Hawkins was a
    drug dealer and acted in conformity with his criminal character. We conclude that the
    video evidence and the testimony regarding the August 15 transaction was relevant for
    other purposes. As set forth above, the existence and identity of Hawkins were
    unknown to law enforcement prior to the August 15 transaction. During the
    transaction, law enforcement was able to observe Jeezy and the vehicle he used for the
    transaction. The vehicle was not registered to Hawkins, but he used it for both
    transactions. Later, law enforcement was able to trace the identity and residence of
    Hawkins based on what they learned at the August 15 transaction. In addition, the
    video evidence was relevant to connect Hawkins to the later purchase of
    methamphetamine which serves as the basis of this conviction by his question to the
    informant of whether he wanted to purchase “cream” at a later date, which was
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    relevant to establish intent. Gately v. State, 
    321 S.W.3d 72
    , 81 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2010,
    no pet.).
    We conclude the evidence of the August 15 transaction was admissible for
    permissible purposes. See TEX. R. EVID. 404(b). The trial court did not abuse its
    discretion in admitting the extraneous offense evidence pursuant to Rule 404(b).
    RULE 403
    Hawkins also argues the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of
    the August 15 transaction because the probative value of the evidence was substantially
    outweighed by its potential prejudice under Texas Rule of Evidence 403. Texas Rule of
    Evidence 403 allows that evidence otherwise relevant may be excluded “if its probative
    value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the
    issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, or needless
    presentation of cumulative evidence.” TEX. R. EVID. 403. Rule 403 favors the admission
    of relevant evidence and carries a presumption that relevant evidence will be
    more probative than prejudicial. 
    Montgomery, 810 S.W.2d at 389
    ; 
    Moralez, 450 S.W.3d at 569
    . A proper Rule 403 analysis by either the trial court or a reviewing court includes,
    but is not limited to, the following factors: (1) the probative value of the evidence; (2)
    the potential to impress the jury in some irrational, yet indelible, way; (3) the time
    needed to develop the evidence; and (4) the proponent's need for the evidence. De La
    Paz v. State, 
    279 S.W.3d 336
    , 349 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009); Erazo v. State, 
    144 S.W.3d 487
    ,
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    489 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004).
    Hawkins asserts the evidence regarding the August 15 transaction prejudiced the
    jury because it showed the jury that Hawkins was a drug dealer. The evidence of the
    extraneous offense is probative because it compels one to conclude that there were facts
    of consequence that were made more probable with the evidence, such as the mode and
    method of the transactions. See Wyatt v. State, 
    23 S.W.3d 18
    , 26 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000).
    Additionally, there is substantial evidence that Hawkins committed the extraneous
    offense. See
    id. (holding that the
    first factor is related to the strength of the evidence that
    appellant in fact committed the extraneous offense). Several witnesses observed
    various phases before, during, and after the August 15 transaction and confirmed that
    Hawkins was a participant in the transaction, even if his identity was unknown at that
    time. The first factor weighs heavily in favor of finding that the probative value of the
    evidence is not substantially outweighed by its potential to cause prejudice.
    As to the second factor, we do not find that the evidence of the August 15
    transaction had the potential to impress the jury in some irrational way. Rather
    the evidence created a rationally-based impression that connected the two transactions
    by the same offense of delivery of a controlled substance, the same or similar drugs
    involved (black-tar heroin and the offer to sell methamphetamine at a later
    date), that occurred at the same location between the same parties in the same vehicle.
    This factor also weighs in favor of finding the evidence admissible.
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    The third factor weighs in favor of finding the evidence prejudicial. The State
    spent a substantial amount of time developing the evidence through the testimony of
    several witnesses.
    Under the fourth factor, the State's need to develop evidence of the August
    transaction was significant. The State could not obtain a conviction based solely on the
    confidential informant’s testimony. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 38.141. There
    was no video or audio evidence of the actual transaction for which Hawkins was
    convicted. The informant’s memory was at times confused and was attacked by
    Hawkins. We conclude that a balance of the factors shows that the trial court did not
    abuse its discretion in concluding that the potential for prejudice did not substantially
    outweigh the probative value of the evidence. See TEX. R. EVID. 403.
    Having rejected all of appellant's contentions regarding the admission of the
    videos, the exhibits, and the testimony regarding the August 15 transaction, we
    overrule issues three, four, and five.
    SECOND EXTRANEOUS OFFENSE TESTIMONY
    In his sixth issue, Hawkins complains that the trial court erred by allowing
    testimony about an extraneous transaction between the confidential informant and
    Hawkins that was ultimately shown to have allegedly taken place on August 31 and
    involved a fire hydrant. At trial, during the State’s direct examination of the
    confidential informant, the informant was apparently unable to distinguish between
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    several transactions with Hawkins and gave testimony regarding a third transaction
    which had occurred on August 31 where drugs were left on a fire hydrant. The first
    time the fire hydrant was mentioned, Hawkins objected pursuant to Rule 602 regarding
    refreshing his memory, which the trial court asked the State to rephrase its question.
    The informant mentioned the fire hydrant several times thereafter pursuant to
    questions by the State relating to the September 8 transaction. On cross-examination,
    Hawkins was asked several times about whether or not he got the drugs off of the fire
    hydrant on the date of the offense for which Hawkins was convicted, September 8. The
    informant testified two different times during cross-examination that this was correct
    that he got the drugs off of the fire hydrant on September 8. On redirect by the State,
    the State informed the trial court that it needed to present clarification regarding the
    drug buys but would attempt to do so without informing the jury that there was
    another extraneous transaction, which had occurred on August 31 and involved
    Hawkins leaving the drugs on a fire hydrant. At a discussion held outside of the
    presence of the jury, counsel for Hawkins again objected pursuant to Rule 602 and that
    the State was improperly trying to enhance the informant’s memory. The trial court
    overruled Hawkins’s objections.
    The State then questioned the informant during its redirect examination
    regarding the location of the September 8 purchase. The informant asserted that the
    transaction took place in Hawkins’s vehicle, and on his own initiative added that the
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    fire hydrant involved a “different buy.” Counsel for Hawkins objected pursuant to
    Rule 404(b) and his objection was sustained by the trial court. Hawkins did not request
    that the trial court instruct the jury to disregard the testimony. The State continued its
    redirect examination and Hawkins then briefly cross-examined the informant again
    regarding the September 8 purchase. At the conclusion of the informant’s testimony,
    Hawkins made a motion for mistrial in which he argued that the evidence was not
    admissible pursuant to Rule 404(b) and was unfairly prejudicial, which the trial court
    denied.
    On appeal, Hawkins argues that the evidence was not admissible pursuant to
    Rule 404(b) of the Rules of Evidence and that the trial court erred by not conducting a
    balancing test as required by Rule 403. In his brief, although he mentions that he made
    a motion for mistrial, he does not argue that the trial court erred by denying his motion
    for mistrial. Insofar as Hawkins argues that the trial court erred pursuant to Rule 403,
    to whatever degree an objection to Rule 403 was made during the motion for mistrial, it
    was not made timely. In order to preserve error, a timely objection must be made on
    the legal theory pursued on appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 33.1(a). The objection should
    have been made at the time the error became apparent, which was at the time it became
    clear that the confidential informant was describing a third transaction. Hawkins did
    not object pursuant to Rule 403 until he referenced its language in passing during his
    motion for mistrial. Any complaint regarding Rule 403 was not preserved for appeal.
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    Regarding Rule 404(b), the trial court sustained Hawkins’s objection when he
    made the objection before the jury. Hawkins did not ask for an instruction to disregard
    the evidence after the trial court sustained his objection. To the degree that his issue on
    appeal complains of the trial court’s alleged error pursuant to Rule 404(b), he received
    the relief he sought by the trial court’s sustaining of his objection. There was no
    reversible error regarding the admission of the testimony pursuant to Rule 404(b)
    because there was no adverse ruling.
    Further, Hawkins does not argue that the trial court erred by denying his motion
    for mistrial and provides no authorities in support of that proposition or to explain how
    the failure to request a limiting instruction would not have been sufficient to ameliorate
    any error. Because Hawkins has not argued that the denial of the motion for mistrial
    was in error, we will not address the denial of the motion for mistrial. We overrule
    issue six.
    EXPERT TESTIMONY
    In his seventh issue, Hawkins complains that the trial court erred by allowing the
    admission of testimony of an expert witness on the illegal manufacture, distribution,
    and use of controlled substances. The expert witness was the commanding officer of
    the special crimes unit whose focus was primarily on drug crimes. This unit was the
    agency that made an agreement with the confidential informant and who was in charge
    of the transactions and investigation. After the State established the witness’s
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    qualifications to testify as an expert and asked that he be considered an expert witness,
    counsel for Hawkins objected to the relevance of the expert’s testimony. Counsel for
    Hawkins did not challenge the qualifications of the expert. The trial court granted the
    State’s request to allow the officer to testify as an expert. The trial court did not rule at
    that time on the relevancy objection but stated that counsel for Hawkins should object
    to each particular question to which he had an objection.
    During the witness’s testimony, the only question to which counsel for Hawkins
    objected was, “Is there a drug problem in Johnson County?” This question was asked
    after a series of detailed questions about the purchase and use of methamphetamine
    and heroin, including black-tar heroin. Hawkins objected to the relevance of the
    question because Hawkins was “on trial for a specific allegation, and just generally
    talking about heroin and methamphetamine drugs and things he’s testifying to is not
    relevant to the charges.” The trial court overruled the objection and counsel for
    Hawkins did not ask for a running objection to the testimony or make another
    objection.
    In this appeal, Hawkins argues that the entirety of the testimony was not
    relevant and that the trial court erred by not conducting a balancing test pursuant to
    Rule 403 of the Rules of Evidence. However, Hawkins did not object to the testimony
    pursuant to Rule 403; therefore, any complaint regarding Rule 403 was waived because
    he did not make that complaint to the trial court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 33.1(a).
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    Additionally, any complaints regarding the testimony given by the expert other than
    the response to the single question was waived because no timely objection was made
    to any of that testimony. See
    id. Thus, our review
    of this issue is limited to the single
    question of whether there is a drug problem in Johnson County, and the answer given,
    which was “Yes, ma’am, we do have a drug problem in Johnson County.” Even if we
    assume that the question was not relevant, we find that the error, if any, did
    not constitute reversible error because in our evaluation of the entire record, the answer
    to that single question did not affect Hawkins’s substantial rights and was therefore to
    be disregarded. See TEX. R. APP. P. 44.2(b). We overrule issue seven.
    CONCLUSION
    Having found no reversible error, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
    TOM GRAY
    Chief Justice
    Before Chief Justice Gray,
    Justice Davis, and
    Justice Neill*
    Affirmed
    Opinion delivered and filed August 10, 2020
    Do not Publish
    [CRPM]
    *(Justice Neill concurring in part with the following note: Justice Neill concurs. A
    separate opinion will not issue. I join the majority opinion in this case with the
    following comments. It has always been inconceivable to me that a challenge for cause
    to a potential juror’s qualifications can be waived if not made prior to the jury being
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    seated, particularly when the reason(s) for the potential juror’s disqualification is never
    disclosed. A jury panel of 60 is seated in the courtroom; the panel is sworn and asked
    “if anyone is unable to read and write please raise your hand”; no one responds; the
    jury is selected and seated. Later, it is brought to the court’s attention that one of the
    jurors has come forward and acknowledged that she is unable to read and write.
    Counsel objects and moves for a mistrial at the very first opportunity that it was
    brought to his attention that the juror may not be qualified. Too late. Somehow,
    someway, counsel should have discerned, during jury selection, that the non-
    responding prospective juror was in someway not qualified to serve, and counsel must
    challenge for cause before the jury is selected and seated. Does not make sense. But,
    such is the law as it exists at this time.)
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