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Ðflustered€to€say€the€least.ðð€€Again,€in€the€appellantððs€brief€he€states,€ð ðthe€prosecutorððs€frustration€became€evident€whenÐ X Ðhe€told€the€court:€ð ðThen€give€him€a€mistrial.ðð pÝ ƒRüÀ$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€appellant€made€a€total€of€three€motions€in€Ô_ÔlimineÔ_Ô€after€the€mistrial.€€This€court€only€granted€the€appellantÐ ° Ðpermission€to€appeal€the€second€motion,€which€is€the€subject€of€this€opinion.  Ý ƒRüÀ$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔIn€òòBenton€v.€Marylandóó,€395€U.S.€784,€794,€89€S.Ct.€2056,€2062(1969),€the€Supreme€Court€held€that,€throughÐ ° Ðthe€Fourteenth€Amendment,€the€Double€Jeopardy€Clause€of€the€Fifth€Amendment€to€the€United€States€Constitution€isÐ xÈ Ðapplicable€to€the€States.- ù-(|G2üÀ$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ïÔ»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôò»»Ô d(|3y0$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ïÔ»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3y0$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ïÔ»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€ïÔ»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼ïÔ»»»ÔÑ8€ùóXXdð»»d8Ñà@ttìàÔ‡î¨7ïÔÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@WW$ìàAT€KNOXVILLEÔ#†¼ïÔ»îî¨7 #ԈРÜ, ÐÓ  Óà @ àà @` àJune€2000€SessionÐ X ÐÔ‡XùóX»¼ïÔÔÌò òÔ#†¼ïÔ»XXùó#ÔòòóóSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEÔ‡XùóX»¼ïÔÔó ó€ò òv.€Ô#†¼ïÔ»XXùóm#ÔJERRY€MICHAEL€GREENÔ‡XùóX»¼ïÔÔó óÐ  ` ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òInterlocutory€Appeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Monroe€CountyÐ  h Ðà@@øøìàNo.€97„142€€€€€€Carroll€L.€Ross,€JudgeÐ  X ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<×` AßÐ Ø(  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€E1999„01815„CCA„R9„Ô_ÔRLÔ_ÔÐ ×'  ÐOctober€23,€Ô_Ô2000Ô_ÔÐ Ç  ÐßA€V) °°` dE<¶` AßÐ ·  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€appellant,€Jerry€Michael€Green,€proceeded€to€trial€in€the€Monroe€County€Criminal€Court€forÐ ¶ Ðpossession€of€more€than€.5€grams€of€cocaine€with€intent€to€deliver.€€Due€to€the€Stateððs€improperÐ ¦ö Ðcross„examination€of€defense€witnesses,€the€trial€court€granted€the€appellant€a€mistrial.€€The€appellantÐ –æ Ðmade€a€motion€in€Ô_ÔlimineÔ_Ô€to€preclude€the€State,€on€double€jeopardy€grounds,€from€retrying€theÐ †Ö Ðappellant€on€possession€of€cocaine€with€intent€to€deliver.Ô_Ô׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô_Ô€€The€trial€court€denied€the€appellantððsÐ vÆ Ðmotion,€but€granted€the€appellant€permission€to€appeal€its€decision.€€This€court€granted€anÐ f¶ Ðinterlocutory€appeal.€€In€this€interlocutory€appeal,€the€appellant€claims€that€double€jeopardy€bars€aÐ V¦ Ðretrial€because€the€prosecutor€goaded€the€appellant€into€requesting€a€mistrial.€€Upon€review€of€theÐ F– Ðrecord€and€the€partiesðð€briefs,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð 6† ÐÓ#ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€9(b)€Interlocutory€Appeal;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ f ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼ïÔ»àXùóÌ#ÔÔ‡XùóX.¼ïÔÔNorma€McGee€Ogle,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€G.€Hayes,€óó€and€òòJamesÐ öF ÐÔ_ÔCurwoodÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWittÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð æ6 ÐÌWilliam€A.€Buckley,€Jr.,€Athens,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Jerry€Michael€Green.Ð Æ  ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€R.€Stephen€Ô_ÔJobeÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€J.Ð ¦"ö! ÐÔ_ÔChalmersÔ_Ô€Thompson,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellant,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð –#æ" ÐÓ` ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼ïÔ»XXùó #ÔÔ‡XùóX»¼ïÔÔÐ v%Æ $ Ðòòò òI.€Factual€Backgroundó óóóÐ f&¶!% ÐòòóóÔ#†¼ïÔ»XXùó‡ #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XùóX»¼ïÔÔà  àà ` àOn€December€27,€1996,€undercover€police€officer€Randy€Edwards€was€attemptingÐ V'¦"& Ða€drug€buy€in€an€establishment€named€Sammy€Oððs.€€Officer€Edwards€approached€the€appellantððs€co„Ð F(–#' Ðdefendant,€Lloyd€Walker,€and€inquired€about€purchasing€cocaine.€€Walker€then€left€Officer€EdwardsÐ 6)†$( Ðand€approached€the€appellant,€who€had€just€entered€the€building€with€his€wife.€Walker€proceededÐ &*v%)ý ÐÔ_Ôback€to€Officer€Edwards,€and€the€officer€paid€Walker€for€the€cocaine.€€Walker€again€approached€theÐ ° Ðappellant,€and€the€two€men€proceeded€to€the€parking€lot.€€Officer€Edwards€observed€the€appellantÐ  ð Ðand€Walker€enter€the€appellantððs€truck.€Captain€Sam€Tackett,€another€member€of€the€undercoverÐ à Ðoperation,€was€stationed€in€a€white€van€in€Sammy€Oððs€parking€lot.€€Captain€Tackett€witnessed€theÐ €Ð Ðexchange€of€an€unidentified€substance€between€the€appellant€and€Walker€while€they€were€sitting€inÐ pÀ Ðthe€vehicle.€€The€appellant€and€Walker€reentered€Sammy€Oððs.€€Walker€approached€€Officer€EdwardsÐ ` ° Ðand€handed€the€officer€a€small€bag€containing€0.8€grams€of€cocaine.€€The€appellant€was€later€chargedÐ P   Ðwith€possession€of€more€than€0.5€grams€of€cocaine€with€the€intent€to€sell,€or,€in€the€alternative,€withÐ @  Ðthe€intent€to€deliver.€The€case€proceeded€to€trial€in€the€Monroe€County€Criminal€Court.Ð 0 € ÐÌà  àà ` àAt€the€close€of€the€Stateððs€proof,€the€State€elected€to€proceed€solely€on€the€groundsÐ `  Ðof€possession€of€cocaine€with€the€intent€to€deliver.€€The€appellantððs€first€witness,€Rhonda€Hardy,Ð P  Ðclaimed€that€she€was€in€the€appellantððs€truck€at€the€time€of€the€exchange€between€the€appellant€andÐ ð@  ÐWalker.€€Hardy€stated€that€she€was€accompanying€the€appellant€and€her€best€friend,€the€appellantððsÐ à0  Ðwife,€to€Knoxville€to€purchase€concert€tickets.€€Hardy€testified€that€the€appellant€had€merely€stoppedÐ Ð  Ðby€Sammy€Oððs€to€pay€Walker€for€work€that€had€been€done€on€the€appellantððs€home€and€that€onlyÐ À Ðmoney€was€exchanged€between€the€appellant€and€Walker.€€On€cross„examination,€the€prosecutorÐ ° Ðasked€Hardy€if€she€had€ever€seen€Officer€Edwards.€€She€stated€that€she€had€not.€€The€prosecutor€thenÐ  ð Ðattempted€to€impeach€Hardy€by€asking€if€she€had€not€twice€sold€marijuana€to€Officer€Edwards.€€TheÐ à Ðappellant€objected€and€after€a€lengthy€bench€conference,€the€trial€court€sustained€the€objection.€€TheÐ €Ð Ðprosecution€requested€that€the€trial€court€give€a€curative€instruction€if€it€concluded€that€the€questionsÐ pÀ Ðwere€improper.€€After€much€discussion,€the€appellant€expressed€doubt€that€the€damage€could€beÐ `° Ðcured€and€requested€a€mistrial.€€In€exasperation,€the€prosecutor€then€told€the€trial€court,€ð ðThen€giveÐ P  Ðhim€a€mistrial.ðð€€Instead,€the€trial€court€elected€to€give€a€curative€instruction€and€directed€the€jury€toÐ @ Ðdisregard€the€improper€questioning€and€any€inferences€they€may€have€drawn€therefrom.Ð 0€ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€testified€in€his€own€behalf.€€On€cross„examination,€the€prosecutor€askedÐ ` Ðthe€appellant€if€he€knew€the€whereabouts€of€his€co„defendant.€€The€appellant€stated€that€he€did€not.€Ð P ÐThe€prosecutor€proceeded€to€question€the€appellant€regarding€the€seizure€of€his€truck€by€the€policeÐ ð@ Ðafter€the€offense.€€The€appellant€objected€on€relevancy€grounds€and€the€trial€court€sustained€theÐ à0 Ðobjection.€€The€appellant€again€requested€a€mistrial€and€the€trial€court€granted€the€request,€over€theÐ Ð  ÐStateððs€objection,€because€of€the€effect€of€the€cumulative€errors.Ð À! ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€then€filed€three€motions€in€limine,€only€one€of€which€is€pertinent€to€thisÐ  #ð! Ðappeal.€€The€appellant€requested€an€order€precluding€the€State€from€retrying€the€appellant,€for€theÐ $à" Ðoffense€of€possession€of€cocaine€with€intent€to€deliver,€due€to€double€jeopardy.€€The€trial€courtÐ €%Ð # Ðdenied€the€motion,€but€granted€the€appellant€permission€to€appeal€its€decision.€€The€appellant€timelyÐ p&À!$ Ðapplied€to€this€court€for€permission€to€appeal€this€issue,€which€application€was€granted.Ð `'°"% ÐÌà@$ìàòòò òII.€Analysisó óóóˆÐ @)$' Ðà  àà ` àThe€appellant€argues€that€double€jeopardy€bars€a€retrial€because€the€prosecutor€goadedÐ 0*€%( Ðthe€appellant€into€requesting€a€mistrial.€€This€issue€was€first€brought€before€the€trial€court€as€a€motionÐ  +p&) Ðin€limine€and€a€hearing€was€held€on€September€27,€1999.€€The€trial€court€denied€the€appellantððsÐ ,`'* Ðmotion€in€limine,€finding€that€retrial€of€the€appellant€for€possession€of€cocaine€with€intent€to€deliverÐ ° Ðwould€not€violate€double€jeopardy.€Ð  ð ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€its€discretion,€the€trial€court€must€decide,€based€upon€the€circumstances€of€the€case,Ð €Ð Ðthe€issue€of€whether€to€allow€retrial€to€proceed.€€òòState€v.€Smithóó,€810€S.W.2d€155,€157€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð pÀ ÐApp.€1991).€Additionally,€the€trial€judge€must€balance€the€publicððs€right€to€a€ð ðfair€and€completeÐ ` ° Ðadjudicationðð€with€the€accusedððs€rights€against€harassment€and€oppression€by€successive€trials,€asÐ P   Ðwell€as€the€accusedððs€right€to€the€ð ðprotection€of€his€constitutional€rights.ðð€€òòId.óó€To€this€end,€the€trialÐ @  Ðcourtððs€discretion€is€to€be€reviewed€by€resolving€any€doubts€in€favor€of€the€liberty€of€the€citizen.€òòId.óó€Ð 0 € ÐÌà  àà ` àFurthermore,€this€court€has€found€that€ð ðthe€trial€judgeððs€findings€on€questions€of€factÐ `  Ðare€to€be€given€the€weight€of€a€juryððs€verdict€and€are€conclusive€on€appeal€unless€the€appellate€courtÐ P  Ðfinds€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€his€judgment.ðð€€òòState€v.€Nixonóó,€669€S.W.2d€679,€682Ð ð@  Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1983).€€Accordingly,€this€court€does€not€have€the€authority€to€substitute€itsÐ à0  Ðjudgment€for€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€when€it€is€supported€by€the€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Bunchóó,Ð Ð  Ð646€S.W.2d€158,€160€(Tenn.€1983).€€Moreover,€the€appellant€bears€the€burden,€on€appeal,€ofÐ À Ðdemonstrating€to€this€court€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€trial€courtððs€findings.€€òòNixonóó,Ð ° Ð669€S.W.2d€at€682„683.€€òòóó€Ð  ð ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€Fifth€Amendment€to€the€United€States€Constitution€and€Article€I,€Section€10€ofÐ €Ð Ðthe€Tennessee€Constitution€both€provide€that,€for€the€same€offense,€no€person€shall€be€twice€put€inÐ pÀ Ðjeopardy€of€life€or€limb.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€òòSee€alsoóó€òòWhitwell€v.€Stateóó,€520€S.W.2d€338,€341(Tenn.€1975).€€WhileÐ `° Ðgenerally€there€is€a€prohibition€against€multiple€prosecutions€for€the€same€offense,€there€are€limitedÐ P  Ðexceptions€to€the€double€jeopardy€bar€of€retrial.€€The€most€common€exception€to€the€protectionÐ @ Ðagainst€double€jeopardy€is€when€there€is€a€ð ðmanifest€necessityðð€for€a€mistrial€to€be€declared€in€orderÐ 0€ Ðto€serve€the€ends€of€public€justice.€€òòState€v.€Anthonyóó,€836€S.W.2d€600,€603€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€Ð  p ÐÌà  àà ` àHowever,€there€is€no€need€to€show€manifest€necessity€when€the€appellant€activelyÐ P Ðsought€or€consented€to€the€mistrial.€€òòId.óó€€When€the€appellant€moves€for€a€mistrial,€he€can€be€subjectedÐ ð@ Ðto€retrial€without€implicating€double€jeopardy.€€òòSeeóó€òòNixonóó,€669€S.W.2d€at€681.€€An€appellantððsÐ à0 Ðmotion€for€a€mistrial€is€a€ð ðdeliberate€election€on€his€part€to€forgo€his€valued€right€to€have€his€guiltÐ Ð  Ðor€innocence€determined€before€the€first€trier€of€fact.ðð€€òòOregon€v.€Kennedyóó,€456€U.S.€667,€676,€102Ð À! ÐS.Ct.€2083,€2089€(1982)(citing€òòUnited€States€v.€Scottóó,€437€U.S.€82,€93,€98€S.Ct.€2187,€2195€(1978)).€Ð °"  ÐHowever,€if€the€appellant€was€ððgoadedðð€into€requesting€a€€mistrial,€the€appellant€has€not€voluntarilyÐ  #ð! Ðrelinquished€his€right€to€proceed€before€the€first€jury,€and€the€appellant€may€not€be€subjected€toÐ $à" Ðretrial.€€òòSeeóó€òòUnited€States€v.€Dinitzóó,€424€U.S.€600,€608,€96€S.Ct.€1075,€1080€(1976);€òòSmithóó,€810Ð €%Ð # ÐS.W.2d€at€157.Ð p&À!$ Ðâ âÐ `'°"% Ðà  àà ` àFor€double€jeopardy€to€protect€an€appellant€who€requested€a€mistrial€from€beingÐ ° Ðâ âsubjected€to€retrial,€the€prosecution€must€òòintendóó€for€the€appellant€to€make€a€motion€for€mistrial.Ð  ð ÐòòKennedyóó,€456€U.S.€at€676,€102€S.Ct.€at€2089€(emphasis€added).€€As€this€court€has€stated,€there€areÐ à Ðcertain€situations€that€indicate€whether€or€not€a€prosecutor€is€intending€to€ððgoadðð€the€appellant€intoÐ €Ð Ðrequesting€a€mistrial:Ð pÀ Ðà8  àWhen€things€are€going€well,€the€prosecutor€will€seldom€want€to€provoke€a€mistrial.€Ð ` ° ÐHowever,€when€the€case€is€collapsing€around€the€prosecutor€because€the€witnessesÐ P   Ðare€weaker€than€expected,€adverse€rulings€have€kept€out€important€evidence,€or€keyÐ @  Ðwitnesses€cannot€be€found€or€did€not€appear,€the€trial€judge€can€infer€the€prosecutorððsÐ 0 € Ðintent€and€reach€the€conclusion€that€a€mistrial€was€actually€desired.€€The€prosecutorððsÐ  p  Ðexplanation€of€his€intent€may€be€given€some€credence€ð ðin€light€of€the€minimumÐ `  Ðrequirements€expected€of€all€lawyers.ðð€€However,€ex€post€facto€explanations€by€theÐ P  Ðprosecutor€will€be€of€minimal€assistance€to€the€trial€judge€in€deciding€the€issue€ofÐ ð@  Ðintent€to€provoke€a€mistrial.Ðà0 Ð Ð  ÐòòState€v.€Tuckeróó,€728€S.W.2d€27,€31€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1986)(citations€omitted).òòóó€€Moreover,€the€trialÐ Ð  Ðcourtððs€findings€of€fact€on€this€issue€will€be€entitled€to€the€weight€of€a€jury€verdict.€€òòId.óó(citing€òòStateÐ À Ðv.€Tateóó,€615€S.W.2d€161,€162€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1981).€€Ð ° ÐÌà  àà ` àFurthermore,€although€the€ð ðincompetence,€thoughtlessness€or€excitabilityðð€of€theÐ à Ðprosecutor€may€lead€to€a€mistrial,€these€factors€do€not€indicate€the€prosecutorððs€intent€to€repeatedlyÐ €Ð Ðsubject€the€appellant€to€jeopardy.€€òòIdóó.€at€30.€Accordingly,€if€the€reason€for€mistrial€was€due€to€theÐ pÀ Ðexcitability€or€thoughtlessness€of€the€prosecutor,€a€retrial€of€the€appellant€is€not€barred.€€òòId.óó€€Ð `° ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€appellant€argues€that€the€prosecutorððs€case€against€him€was€collapsing€when€theÐ @ Ðprosecutor€began€the€improper€questioning€of€the€appellantððs€witnesses€which€ultimately€resultedÐ 0€ Ðin€the€mistrial€being€granted.€€The€appellant€claims€that€the€Stateððs€witnesses€were€weaker€thanÐ  p Ðexpected€and€a€key€witness,€Lloyd€Walker,€the€appellantððs€co„defendant,€could€not€be€found.€Ð ` ÐHowever,€the€prosecutor€maintained,€at€the€hearing€on€the€motion€in€limine,€that€his€actions€wereÐ P Ðbased€on€his€frustration€with€untruthful€witnesses.€€Ð ð@ ÐÌà  àà ` àMoreover,€regardless€of€the€problems€faced€by€the€prosecution,€the€State€was€able€toÐ Ð  Ðwithstand€the€appellantððs€motion€for€judgment€of€acquittal,€demonstrating€that€the€Stateððs€caseÐ À! Ðagainst€the€appellant€was€still€viable.€€The€State€had€ample€circumstantial€evidence€to€establish€thatÐ °"  Ðthe€appellant€gave€the€cocaine€to€Lloyd€Walker.€€Furthermore,€the€State€could€demonstrate€thatÐ  #ð! ÐRhonda€Hardy,€the€best€friend€of€the€appellantððs€wife,€was€a€biased€witness.€€Ð $à" ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€trial€court€found€that€the€prosecution€did€not€deliberately€act€to€goad€the€appellantÐ p&À!$ Ðinto€requesting€a€mistrial.€€Although€the€trial€court€thought€that€the€prosecutorððs€questions€may€haveÐ `'°"% Ðgone€beyond€permissible€bounds,€the€prosecutor€nevertheless€had€legitimate,€tactical€reasons€forÐ P( #& Ðasking€those€questions.€€òòId.óó€at€30.€€Ð @)$' ÐÌà  àà ` àMoreover,€it€is€clear€from€the€record€that€the€appellant€actively€pursued€a€mistrial€onÐ  +p&) Ðtwo€occasions.€€First,€after€the€prosecution€asked€Ms.€Hardy€if€she€had€ever€met€undercover€drugÐ ,`'* Ðagent€Officer€Evans,€the€appellant€moved€for€a€mistrial€on€the€basis€of€improper€questioning€thatÐ ° Ðwould€inflame€the€jury€against€the€appellant.€€The€State€argued€against€a€mistrial,€claiming€that€ifÐ  ð Ðthere€had€been€error,€it€could€be€remedied€by€a€curative€instruction€to€the€jury.€€After€a€lengthyÐ à Ðdebate€on€the€issue,€the€prosecutor€in€frustration€declared,€ð ðThen€grant€him€a€mistrial.ðð׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Instead,€theÐ €Ð Ðtrial€court€decided€to€give€a€curative€instruction€and€directed€the€jury€to€disregard€the€question€andÐ pÀ Ðany€inferences€they€may€have€drawn€from€the€question.Ð ` ° ÐÌà  àà ` àSecond,€the€appellant€again€moved€for€a€mistrial€after€the€prosecution€questioned€theÐ @  Ðappellant€about€the€seizure€of€his€truck€after€he€was€charged€with€possession€of€cocaine€with€intentÐ 0 € Ðto€deliver.€€The€trial€court€agreed€to€grant€the€mistrial€because€of€the€effect€of€the€cumulative€errorsÐ  p  Ðon€the€jury.€€Ð `  ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€conclusion,€the€record€indicates€that€the€prosecutor€was€in€an€excited€state€of€mindÐ ð@  Ðwhen€he€remarked,€ð ðThen€grant€him€a€mistrial.ðð€€The€appellant€even€repeatedly€concedes€that€theÐ à0  Ðprosecutor€was€agitated€and€excited.׃è×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€prosecutor€was€still€frustrated€with€the€courtððs€rulingsÐ Ð  Ðwhen€he€asked€the€appellant€about€his€truck€being€seized€by€the€police.€€Moreover,€the€prosecutorÐ À Ðrepeatedly€opposed€the€appellantððs€requests€for€a€mistrial,€requesting€curative€instructions€instead.€Ð ° ÐThe€trial€court€nonetheless€granted€the€appellantððs€motion€for€mistrial,€despite€the€prosecutionððsÐ  ð Ðobjections.€€We€agree€with€the€trial€court€that€there€is€no€evidence€in€the€record€to€indicate€that€theÐ à Ðprosecutor€was€attempting€to€goad€the€appellant€into€moving€for€a€mistrial.Ð €Ð ÐÌà@ff#ìàòòò òIII.€Conclusionóóó óˆÐ `° Ðà  àà ` àBased€upon€the€foregoing,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð P  ÐÌà  àà ` àÌÌà  àà ` àÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àÌÌÐ  #ð! Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ° Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE