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Ðó óÔ#†î[äîîî[ä#ÔÔ‡î[äîîî[äÔÓH ÓÌÔ#†î[äîîî[äå #ÔÔ#†Xû Xîî[äu #ÔÓ  Óà  àOn€September€7,€1996,€Officer€Chad€Simpson€of€the€Ô_ÔMaryvilleÔ_Ô€Police€Department€arrestedÐ ý$M # Ðthe€Defendant€for€driving€under€the€influence€and€driving€on€a€revoked€license.€€At€Defendantððs€trial,Ð é%9!$ Ðthe€single€witness€for€the€State€was€Officer€Simpson,€and€the€defense€only€presented€the€testimonyÐ Õ&%"% Ðof€the€Defendant.€€Officer€Simpson€testified€that€he€had€received€several€calls€about€a€disturbanceÐ Á'#& Ðon€Ô_ÔKeeblerÔ_Ô€Street€in€Ô_ÔMaryvilleÔ_Ô,€Tennessee.€€When€he€responded,€he€encountered€the€DefendantÐ ­(ý#' Ðskidding€his€tires€and€revving€his€engine€in€the€middle€of€the€street.€€Simpson€had€the€Defendant€turnÐ ™)é$( Ðoff€his€engine€and€get€out€of€his€truck.€€He€asked€to€see€the€Defendantððs€license,€but€the€DefendantÐ …*Õ%) Ðcould€not€produce€a€license.€€Simpson€testified€that€he€knew€the€Defendant€was€intoxicated,€basedÐ q+Á&* Ðupon€the€Defendantððs€speech,€conduct€and€smell.€€He€asked€the€Defendant€to€take€a€sobriety€test€andÐ ],­'+ Ða€blood€alcohol€test,€but€the€Defendant€refused.€€Simpson€got€the€Defendantððs€name€and€birthday€andÐ I-™(,Ž ÐÔ_Ôchecked€his€record.€€He€discovered€that€the€Defendant€was€driving€on€a€revoked€license.€€€SimpsonÐ ° Ðarrested€the€Defendant€and€took€him€in€for€booking,€where€he€was€photographed€and€fingerprinted.€Ð œì ÐIn€his€testimony,€the€Defendant€denied€the€entire€incident€and€stated€that€he€was€not€intoxicated€onÐ ˆØ Ðthat€night.€€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àDuring€voir€dire,€counsel€for€the€State€and€the€Defendant€questioned€Jason€Best,€a€potentialÐ L œ Ðalternate€juror,€regarding€his€employment€as€a€transportation€officer€with€the€Knoxville€PoliceÐ 8 ˆ ÐDepartment.€€The€colloquy€was€as€follows:€Ð $ t ÐÌÒ°ÒMr.€Bobo€[Prosecutor]:à0 h àAnd€what€do€you€do€for€the€Knoxville€Police€Department,Ð ü L  Ðsir?Ðè 8 h(#h(# ÐÌJuror€Best:à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àIððm€a€transportation€officer.ÐÀ h(#h(# ÐÌMr.€Bobo:à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àThe€fact€that€you€work€for€a€law€enforcement€agency,€are€youÐ ˜è  Ðgoing€to€give€more€weight€to€this€gentlemanððs€testimony€here,Ð „Ô  Ðbecause€heððs€a€law€enforcement€officer?ÐpÀh(#h(# ÐÌJuror€Best:à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àI€donððt€believe€so.€€Everybody€is€innocent€until€proven€guilty.ÐH˜h(#h(# ÐÌMr.€Bobo:à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àThink€you€can€be€fair€to€both€sides€and€listen€to€the€proof?Ð ph(#h(# ÐÌJuror€Best:à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àYes,€sir.ÐøHh(#h(# ÐÌÓ  Ó*€€€€*€€€€*Ð Ð  ÐÓ9ÓMr.€Cohen€[Defense]:à0 h àDo€you€think€you€personally€have€got€a€pretty€€good€handle€onÐ ¼  Ðwhether€or€not€theyððre€intoxicated€just€by€being€able€toÐ ¨ø Ðobserve€them?Дäh(#h(# ÐÌJuror€Best:à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àPretty€good,€yes,€sir.Ðl¼h(#h(# ÐÌMr.€Cohen:à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àWell,€then,€if€weððve€got€„„€I€know€heððs€not€with€the€sameÐ D!” Ðpolice€department€as€you,€but€weððve€got€an€officer€with€theÐ 0"€  ÐMaryville€Police€Department€who€is€probably€going€to€testifyÐ #l! Ðthat€heððs€got€a€pretty€good€idea,€a€pretty€good€„„€heððs€prettyÐ $X" Ðwell€able€to€tell,€to€form€a€good€opinion€as€to€whoððsÐ ô$D # Ðintoxicated€and€whoððs€not.€€Are€you€likely€to€give€hisÐ à%0!$ Ðtestimony€more€weight€just€because€of€your€personalÐ Ì&"% Ðexperience€that€you€feel€you€can€judge€that€and€if€he€says€so,Ð ¸'#& Ðthen€it€must€be€so?Ф(ô#'h(#h(# ÐÌJuror€Best:à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àLike€I€said,€itððs€just€be€based€on€what€he€said,€I€guess.€€As€farÐ |*Ì%) Ðas€I€know,€I€mean,€itððs€what€he€says€and€„„€I€mean,€if€he€saysÐ h+¸&* Ðhe€does€have€that,€[sic]€itððs€just€.€.€.€what€I€do,€Iððm€theÐ ° Ðtransport.€€I€donððt€make€arrests.€€Yes,€I€do€see€a€lot€of€personsÐ œì Ðthat€are€intoxicated.€€And€yes,€I€mean,€by€looking€atÐ ˆØ Ðsomebody,€yeah,€I€can€tell,€I€mean,€if€theyððre€intoxicated€orÐ tÄ Ðnot.€€But€I€guess€it€would€just€be€based€on€what€the€officerÐ `° Ðsays,€Iððd€have€to€take€my€judgment€from€that.€€ÐL œh(#h(# ÐÌMr.€Cohen:à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àThank€you.Ð$ th(#h(# ÐÒ°KÒÌAt€this€point,€the€parties€presented€their€peremptory€challenges€to€the€trial€court€for€juror€Best€andÐ ü L  Ðanother€potential€alternate€juror.€€The€trial€court€excused€the€other€juror€and€announced€that€jurorÐ è 8  ÐBest€would€be€the€alternate€juror.€€The€defense€did€not€object€to€juror€Best€being€chosen€as€theÐ Ô$  Ðalternate,€and€did€not€ask€the€trial€court€to€strike€juror€Best€for€cause.€€Ð À  ÐÌò òÓ  ÓANALYSISó óÐ ˜è  ÐÓø"ÓÌà  àThe€Defendant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€permitting€Best€to€serve€as€an€alternateÐ pÀ Ðjuror.€€A€defendant€has€the€right€to€a€fair€trial€with€an€impartial€jury,€but€such€a€right€does€not€includeÐ \¬ Ðthe€right€to€any€particular€jurors.€€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Smithóó,€857€S.W.2d€1,€20€(Tenn.€1993).€€Additionally,Ð H˜ ÐTenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€24(b)€gives€the€trial€judge€the€right€to€excuse€a€juror€for€cause€without€examinationÐ 4„ Ðof€counsel.€€Furthermore,€our€supreme€court€has€held€that€ð ð[j]urors€need€not€be€totally€ignorant€ofÐ  p Ðthe€facts€of€the€case€on€which€they€sit€[and€even]€the€formation€of€an€opinion€on€the€merits€will€notÐ  \ Ðdisqualify€a€juror€if€[he]€can€lay€aside€[his]€opinion€and€render€a€verdict€based€on€the€evidenceÐ øH Ðpresented€in€court.ðð€€òòState€v.€Howellóó,€868€S.W.2d€238,€249€(Tenn.€1993).€€Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àHere,€the€juror€testified€that€he€could€serve€as€a€fair€and€impartial€juror.€€The€Defendant€askedÐ ¼  Ðthe€juror€if€he€would€be€biased€and€the€juror€replied€that€he€would€not.€€The€Defendant€did€notÐ ¨ø Ðexercise€his€peremptory€challenges€to€strike€the€juror.€€Neither€did€the€Defendant€challenge€theÐ ”ä Ðselection€of€the€juror€and€request€that€he€be€stricken€for€cause€by€the€trial€court.€€ð ð[A]€defendant€mustÐ €Ð Ðnot€only€exhaust€his€peremptory€challenges,€but€he€must€also€challenge€or€offer€to€challenge€anÐ l¼ Ðadditional€prospective€juror€in€order€to€complain€on€appeal€that€the€trial€judgeððs€error€in€refusing€toÐ X ¨ Ðexcuse€for€cause€rendered€his€jury€not€impartial.ðð€€òòState€v.€Doelmanóó,€620€S.W.2d€96,€100€(Tenn.Ð D!” ÐCrim.€App.€1981).€€It€is€clear€the€Defendant€did€not€challenge€the€selection€of€juror€Best.€€Moreover,Ð 0"€  Ðthere€is€nothing€in€the€record€to€indicate€that€juror€Best€actually€served€on€the€jury.€Therefore,€anyÐ #l! Ðerror€in€refusing€to€excuse€him€for€cause€does€not,€in€itself,€entitle€the€Defendant€to€a€new€trial.€€òòSeeóóÐ $X" ÐòòState€v.€Thompsonóó,€768€S.W.2d€239,€246€(Tenn.€1989).€€€Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àFor€the€foregoing€reasons,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌÔ‡Xû XXXû Ôà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ¤(ô#' Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGEÔ#†Xû XXXû ™,#ÔÐ )à$( ÐÌ