ÿWPCŒ ¼€O¦!Œ¦8Ž ,è9+Cë%Ÿv2Œ„¦ôU{htq– ¼`,niÄ]´)}¢ù´•ï¦pï×õ{×®*lõü·u Dæ#È`²fÔÎ…sEü»ï m­X_v­È“Œ&ø¨Öwp»‹Öš‰ë®e_GT‡§Tm%v»_¬zo$eáÆ±9à†vžsG+.@‡M׫a hœ³;‚Ç0y²júx=>¿áÄé#Ž jÿ„â!“¯+Ô25IL {³/`84JËkuçàÆ„j¾qøWñú&+ Ðundercover€informant€for€the€West€Tennessee€Violent€Crime€and€Drug€Task€Force.€€The€defendantÐ ×+'', Ðwas€indicted€by€the€Gibson€County€Grand€Jury€on€July€29,€2002.€€At€his€jury€trial€on€February€12,Ð À,(- Ð2003,€the€defendant€was€convicted€of€sale€of€a€Schedule€II€controlled€substance,€crack€cocaine.Ð ©-ù(.ý ÐÔ_Ô‡à  àHuffman€testified€that€on€May€31,€2002,€she€was€involved€in€an€undercover€operationÐ ° Ðmaking€ð ðstreet€levelðð€buys€of€crack€cocaine€in€Humboldt.€€She€was€driving€her€vehicle€when€theÐ ™é Ðdefendant€drove€up€in€his€vehicle,€and€either€ð ðhonked€his€horn€or€flaggedðð€her€down.€€She€parkedÐ ‚Ò Ðher€vehicle€in€an€attempt€to€get€the€defendant€to€exit€his€car€and€approach€hers.€€However,€he€wouldÐ k» Ðnot€exit€his€vehicle,€so€she€got€out€of€hers€and€approached€him.€€Huffman€said€her€car€had€audio€andÐ T¤ Ðvideo€equipment€inside€and€when€she€exited€her€vehicle,€she€turned€the€video€camera,€located€in€herÐ =  Ðpurse,€to€face€the€defendant€and€his€car€through€her€open€door.€€She€testified,€ð ðI€asked€[theÐ & v Ðdefendant]€about€a€purchase€of€a€twenty.€€He€supplied€what€appeared€to€be€a€twenty€dollar€rock€ofÐ  _ Ðcrack€cocaine€and€I€paid€for€that€purchase€with€money€supplied€by€the€Task€Force.ðð€€She€and€theÐ ø H Ðdefendant€agreed€to€meet€an€hour€later€at€a€Burger€King€in€order€for€her€to€purchase€a€larger€amountÐ á 1  Ðof€crack€cocaine.€€Immediately€after€the€transaction,€Huffman€drove€to€meet€the€members€of€theÐ Ê   ÐTask€Force,€including€Officer€Danny€Lewis,€€and€turned€the€crack€cocaine€over€to€him.€€The€officersÐ ³  Ðconducted€a€field€test€on€the€substance,€which€tested€positive€for€cocaine.€€She€gave€the€officers€aÐ œì  Ðstatement€of€what€transpired€and€a€description€of€the€defendant.€€The€Task€Force€officers€alsoÐ …Õ  Ðretrieved€the€videotape€from€the€camera€in€her€purse€and€labeled€it€for€identification.€€In€court,Ð n¾  ÐHuffman€identified€the€bag,€marked€with€her€initials,€containing€the€crack€cocaine.€€She€also€testifiedÐ W§  Ðthe€defendant€was€driving€a€maroon€Buick€Skylark,€with€a€wide€area€of€silver„colored€trim€along€theÐ @ Ðbottom€and€ð ð[v]ery€distinctive€hubcaps.ðð€€Sometime€after€the€drug€transaction,€Huffman€wasÐ )y Ðentering€the€Task€Force€office€and€saw€the€same€vehicle€in€the€impound€garage€and€identified€it€toÐ b ÐOfficer€Lewis€as€the€same€vehicle€the€defendant€was€driving€when€he€sold€her€crack€cocaine.€€PriorÐ ûK Ðto€the€drug€transaction€on€May€31,€2002,€she€had€seen€the€defendant€on€two€occasions€earlier€in€theÐ ä4 Ðday€and€had€been€about€two€feet€away€from€the€defendant€on€each€occasion.€€The€defendant€had€aÐ Í Ðdistinctive€gold€tooth€in€the€front€of€his€mouth€and€ð ðcorn€row€braidsðð€at€the€time€of€the€transaction.€Ð ¶ ÐRegarding€the€defendant,€Huffman€stated,€ð ð[T]hat€is€without€a€doubt€the€same€gentleman€that€IÐ Ÿï Ðpurchased€crack€cocaine€from€in€a€maroon€Buick€Skylark€on€the€31òòstóó.ðð€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€Huffman€reiterated€the€distinctive€color€and€styling€of€the€BuickÐ Zª ÐSkylark€but€acknowledged€that€ð ð[g]old€teeth€are€quite€prominent€in€the€individuals€selling€cocaine.ððÐ C“ ÐShe€also€testified€the€defendant€never€came€to€the€arranged€buy€at€the€Burger€King€later€in€the€day.€Ð ,| ÐOn€redirect,€Huffman€stated,€ð ðI€have€absolutely€no€doubts€that€the€gentleman€seated€there€and€theÐ e Ðgentleman€that€I€spoke€with€and€had€this€transaction€with€on€the€31òòstóó€ð!ð€absolutely€no€doubt€that€theyÐ þN Ðare€one€and€the€same€person.ðð€Ð ç 7 ÐÌà  àHumboldt€Police€Officer€Danny€Lewis€testified€he€was€assigned€to€the€Drug€Task€Force€andÐ ¹" ! Ðhad€worked€in€narcotics€since€1990.€€On€May€31,€2002,€the€Task€Force€was€working€in€a€ð ðhighÐ ¢#ò" Ðcrime€and€drug€trafficking€areaðð€of€Humboldt€known€as€the€ð ðCrossing.ðð€€The€vehicle€Huffman€wasÐ ‹$Û# Ðdriving€was€ð ðwired€for€audio€and€video,ðð€and€ð ðthe€audio€was€a€transmitter€with€a€repeater€whereÐ t%Ä $ Ð[they]€were€actually€able€to€stay€more€than€a€couple€of€blocks€awayðð€and€could€ð ðhear€little€bit€aboutÐ ]&­!% Ðwhatððs€going€on€also.ðð€€The€video€camera€allowed€the€officers€to€ð ðsee€what€was€going€on€with€theÐ F'–"& Ðtransaction€ð!ð€who€they€were€buying€from€so€we€could€identify€them.ðð€€After€her€transaction€with€theÐ /(#' Ðdefendant,€Huffman€met€with€the€officers€and€turned€the€drug€over€to€them.€€Officer€LewisÐ )h$( Ðperformed€a€field€test€which€was€positive€for€cocaine.€€He€later€took€the€rock€to€the€TennesseeÐ *Q%) ÐBureau€of€Investigation€Crime€Lab€in€Jackson€for€testing.€€Again,€the€rock€tested€positive€forÐ ê*:&* Ðcocaine,€with€a€total€weight€of€.10€gram.€€The€videotape€of€the€transaction€was€then€played€for€theÐ Ó+#'+ Ðjury.€€Officer€Lewis€also€testified€as€to€the€distinctiveness€of€the€Buick€Skylark€driven€by€theÐ ° Ðdefendant€at€the€time€of€the€transaction€and€that€the€defendant€had€been€arrested€in€that€vehicle€aboutÐ ™é Ða€month€later.€€Although€the€vehicle€was€not€registered€to€the€defendant,€the€registration€address€wasÐ ‚Ò Ðthe€same€as€the€defendantððs.€Ð k» ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€Officer€Lewis€admitted€he€never€saw€the€defendantððs€vehicle€on€MayÐ =  Ð31,€2002,€but€identified€the€car€on€the€videotape€as€the€same€one€driven€by€the€defendant€at€the€timeÐ & v Ðof€his€arrest€and€confiscated€by€the€Task€Force.€€He€was€also€able€to€identify€the€defendant€afterÐ  _ Ðexamining€the€videotape€ð ðquite€a€few€times.ðð€Ð ø H ÐÌà  àLeonard€Miller€testified€as€an€alibi€witness€for€the€defendant.€€He€testified€that€he€was€aÐ Ê   Ðfriend€of€the€defendant€and€that€he,€the€defendant,€and€ð ðJerryðð€all€drove€to€Memphis€on€Friday,€MayÐ ³  Ð31,€2002.€€He€remembered€the€date€because€it€was€his€daughterððs€birthday.€€They€left€HumboldtÐ œì  Ðaround€6:30€a.m.€and€went€to€downtown€Memphis,€ð ðdown€on€Beale€Street€and€stuff€like€that.ðð€€TheyÐ …Õ  Ðreturned€to€Humboldt€around€9:30€p.m.€that€night.€€He€testified€the€defendant€was€not€in€HumboldtÐ n¾  Ðat€the€time€of€the€drug€transaction,€stating,€ð ðI€know€he€wasnððt.€€Iððll€put€that€on€everything€I€love.€Ð W§  ÐThatððs€from€God.ððÐ @ ÐÌà  àOn€cross„examination,€Miller€admitted€he€had€no€record€such€as€a€receipt€or€diary€and€noÐ b Ðother€independent€person€who€could€verify€their€presence€in€Memphis.€€He€further€testified€that€heÐ ûK Ðinitially€found€out€about€the€defendantððs€arrest€the€Monday€after€they€returned€from€Memphis,Ð ä4 Ðalthough€the€State€pointed€out€the€defendant€was€not€actually€arrested€until€a€month€later.€€MillerÐ Í Ðacknowledged€that€he€had€prior€convictions€for€assault€and€battery€and€ð ðlike€burglary,€refusing€toÐ ¶ Ðreturn€rental€property€back€to€a€place€and€stuff€like€that.ðð€€Miller€said€he€was€sentenced€to€thirteenÐ Ÿï Ðyears€for€those€convictions€and€had€been€out€of€prison€for€five€years.Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€elected€not€to€testify.Ð Zª Ðò òòòÓ  ÓÌANALYSISóóÐ -} ÐÓo-ÓÓ  ÓÌI.€€Sufficiency€of€the€EvidenceÐ  Q ÐÓ¬-ÓÔ#†XØ/XXX=~] #Ôà  àÌà  àó óThe€defendant€argues€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient€to€support€his€conviction€for€sale€ofÐ Õ!%  Ða€Schedule€II€controlled€substance.ò òÐ ¾"! ÐÌà  àó óIn€considering€this€issue,€we€apply€the€familiar€rule€that€where€sufficiency€of€the€convictingÐ ‘$á# Ðevidence€is€challenged,€the€relevant€question€of€the€reviewing€court€is€ð ðwhether,€after€viewing€theÐ z%Ê $ Ðevidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€prosecution,€òòanyóó€rational€trier€of€fact€could€have€foundÐ c&³!% Ðthe€essential€elements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð€€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,Ð L'œ"& Ð319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781,€2789,€61€L.€Ed.€2d€560,€573€(1979);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòóóTenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(e)€(ð ðFindingsÐ 5(…#' Ðof€guilt€in€criminal€actions€whether€by€the€trial€court€or€jury€shall€be€set€aside€if€the€evidence€isÐ )n$( Ðinsufficient€to€support€the€findings€by€the€trier€of€fact€of€guilt€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.ðð);€òòStateÐ *W%) Ðv.€Evansóó,€838€S.W.2d€185,€190„92€(Tenn.€1992);€òòState€v.€Andersonóó,€835€S.W.2d€600,€604€(Tenn.Ð ð*@&* ÐCrim.€App.€1992)òòóó.€Ô#†¼š)»XXØ/% #ÔÔ‡XØ/X»¼š)Ô€All€questions€involving€the€credibility€of€witnesses,€the€weight€and€value€to€beÐ Ù+)'+ Ðgiven€the€evidence,€and€all€factual€issues€are€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Pappasóó,€754Ð ° ÐS.W.2d€620,€623€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1987)òòóó.€€ð ðA€guilty€verdict€by€the€jury,€approved€by€the€trialÐ ™é Ðjudge,€accredits€the€testimony€of€the€witnesses€for€the€State€and€resolves€all€conflicts€in€favor€of€theÐ ‚Ò Ðtheory€of€the€State.ðð€€òòState€v.€Graceóó,€493€S.W.2d€474,€476€(Tenn.€1973).€€Our€supreme€court€statedÐ k» Ðthe€rationale€for€this€rule:Ð T¤ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThis€well„settled€rule€rests€on€a€sound€foundation.€€The€trialÐ & v Ðjudge€and€the€jury€see€the€witnesses€face€to€face,€hear€their€testimonyÐ  _ Ðand€observe€their€demeanor€on€the€stand.€€Thus€the€trial€judge€andÐ ø H Ðjury€are€the€primary€instrumentality€of€justice€to€determine€the€weightÐ á 1  Ðand€credibility€to€be€given€to€the€testimony€of€witnesses.€€In€the€trialÐ Ê   Ðforum€alone€is€there€human€atmosphere€and€the€totality€of€theÐ ³  Ðevidence€cannot€be€reproduced€with€a€written€record€in€this€Court.Мì ` x` x ÐÌòòBolin€v.€Stateóó,€219€Tenn.€4,€11,€405€S.W.2d€768,€771€(1966)€(citing€òòCarroll€v.€Stateóó,€212€Tenn.€464,Ð n¾  Ð370€S.W.2d€523€(1963)).€€A€jury€conviction€removes€the€presumption€of€innocence€with€which€aÐ W§  Ðdefendant€is€initially€cloaked€and€replaces€it€with€one€of€guilt,€so€that€on€appeal,€a€convictedÐ @ Ðdefendant€has€the€burden€of€demonstrating€that€the€evidence€is€insufficient.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Tuggleóó,€639Ð )y ÐS.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€1982).Ô‡X=~XXXØ/ÔÐ b Ðò òÌà  àó óHere,€there€was€ample€evidence€to€show€that€the€defendant€was€the€person€who€sold€crackÐ å5 Ðcocaine€to€the€undercover€informant.€€The€informant,€Ms.€Huffman,€testified€that€there€was€no€doubtÐ Î Ðin€her€mind€that€the€defendant€was€the€person€who€sold€her€the€cocaine.€€She€recounted€theÐ · Ðdefendantððs€description€and€the€distinctive€characteristics€of€the€vehicle€he€was€driving.€€OfficerÐ  ð ÐLewis€testified€that€he€identified€the€defendant€based€on€the€videotape€and€the€statement€given€toÐ ‰Ù Ðhim€by€Ms.€Huffman.€€He€also€testified€that€the€vehicle€the€defendant€was€driving€when€he€wasÐ r Ðarrested€was€the€same€vehicle€in€the€videotape€and€was€registered€at€the€defendantððs€address.€€TheÐ [« Ðjury€was€given€an€opportunity€to€assess€the€credibility€of€the€defendantððs€alibi€witness,€LeonardÐ D” ÐMiller,€whom€they€apparently€did€not€believe.€€€Finally,€the€jury€viewed€the€videotape€and€made€itsÐ -} Ðown€judgment€concerning€the€identity€of€the€person€selling€drugs€on€the€videotape.€€We€concludeÐ f Ðthat€the€evidence€was€sufficient€to€sustain€the€defendantððs€conviction.ò òÐ ÿO ÐÓ  ÓÌII.€€Improper€Testimonyó óÐ Ò!"  ÐÓÂ?ÓÌà  àThe€defendant€also€contends€that€because€Ms.€Huffman€referenced€on€cross„examination€aÐ ¥#õ" Ðprior€drug€transaction€with€the€defendant,€which€was€not€the€subject€of€any€criminal€charges,€the€trialÐ Ž$Þ# Ðcourt€should€have€declared€a€mistrial.€€The€State€contends€the€defendant€has€not€shown€prejudiceÐ w%Ç $ Ðby€the€statement€and€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€by€declining€to€declare€a€mistrial.€Ð `&°!% ÐWe€will€review€the€manner€in€which€this€issue€arose.Ð I'™"& ÐÌà  àBefore€the€trial€commenced,€the€trial€court€conducted€a€jury„out€hearing€and€dealt€with€theÐ )k$( Ðquestion€of€whether€to€allow€Ms.€Huffman€to€testify€concerning€her€prior€meetings€with€theÐ *T%) Ðâ âdefendant.€€The€trial€court€determined€that€Ms.€Huffman€would€be€allowed€to€testify€that€she€had€metÐ í*=&* Ðand€talked€to€the€defendant€on€prior€occasions,€but€not€as€to€the€fact€that€the€defendant€had€sold€herÐ ° Ðdrugs€on€those€occasions.Ð ™é Ðâ âÌà  àDuring€the€trial,€on€cross„examination€of€Ms.€Huffman,€the€following€exchange€took€placeÐ k» Ðconcerning€the€earlier€meetings€with€the€defendant:Ð T¤ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà  àà ` àQ.à ¸ àOkay,€and€I€think€you€just€said€that€prior€to€May€31òòstóó€youÐ & v Ðdonððt€believe€that€you€had€ever€seen€[the€defendant].€€Is€that€correct?Ð _` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àA.à ¸ àNo,€maððam.€€To€the€best€of€my€knowledge€prior€to€May€31òòstóóÐ á 1  ÐI€had€not€seen€this€individual.ÐÊ  ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà  àà8 ` àQ.à ¸ àAnd€did€I€understand€correctly€that€the€actual€sale€that€weððreÐ œì  Ðhere€today,€was€that€the€most€protracted€conversation€you€had€withÐ …Õ  Ð[the€defendant]€that€day?Ðn¾ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àA.à ¸ àWas€that€the€most€protracted€conversation€Iððd€had€with€[theÐ @ Ðdefendant]€that€day?Ð)y` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àQ.à0¸ ` x` xàYes.ÐûK¸ x¸ x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àA.à ¸ àNo,€maððam.€€Actually,€during€the€previous€sale,€I€believe€weÐ Í Ðspoke€quite€a€bit€longer€than€the€one€that€weððre€here€for€right€now.ж` x` x ÐÌà  àA€bench€conference€was€held€during€which€the€following€exchange€took€place:Ð ˆØ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[DEFENSE€COUNSEL]:€€I€donððt€think€I€opened€the€door€to€that€andÐ Zª ÐI€thought€that€she€had€been€warned€not€to€say€that.ÐC“` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àTHE€COURT:€€Well,€she€was,€and€you€did€ask€her€a€question€aboutÐ e Ðthe€previous€conversation.ÐþN` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[DEFENSE€COUNSEL]:€€I€just€asked€if€that€was€the€most€protractedÐ Ð!   Ðlength€of€time€she€had€had€with€him.й" !` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àTHE€COURT:€I€understand€what€you€asked€her,€but€ð!ð€what€do€youÐ ‹$Û# Ðwant€me€to€do?Ðt%Ä $` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[DEFENSE€COUNSEL]:€€Well,€we€believe€that€that€prejudices€theÐ F'–"& Ðjury.€€They€certainly€know€that€there€was€another€sale€that€day€withÐ /(#' Ðthe€same€ð!ðÐ)h$(` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àTHE€COURT:€€Iððm€not€going€to€declare€a€mistrial€because€of€thatÐ ê*:&* Ðstatement.€€Iððll€ignore€it€or€Iððll€tell€the€jury€to€disregard€it.ÐÓ+#'+` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[THE€STATE]:€€Well,€Your€Honor,€our€position€would€be€that€sheÐ ™é Ðdid€open€the€door.€€She€asked€her€the€question€and€Ms.€Huffman€ð!ðЂÒ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àTHE€COURT:€€The€question€was€ð!ð€I€agree€ð!ð€her€question€was€.€.€.Ð T¤ Ðthat€the€most€protracted€conversation€that€she€had€with€him€and€sheÐ =  Ðsaid€ð!ð€she€then€described€what€was€or€was€about€to€or€whatever.Ð& v` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[THE€STATE]:€€Well,€Your€Honor,€I€believe€thatððs€a€fair€response€toÐ ø H Ð[defense€counselððs]€question.Ðá 1 ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àTHE€COURT:€€I€think€that€when€[defense€counsel]€asked€herÐ ³  Ðanything€at€all€that€calls€for€an€ð!ð€when€you€said€compare€the€twoÐ œì  Ðconversations,€you€did€ask€her€a€question€that€the€only€way€she€canÐ …Õ  Ðanswer€is€to€compare€the€two€conversations.Ðn¾ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[DEFENSE€COUNSEL]:€€She€didnððt€have€to€say€what€the€subjectÐ @ Ðwas.Ð)y` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àTHE€COURT:€€I€understand€she€didnððt€and€she€shouldnððt€have,€butÐ ûK Ðshe€did.€€Now,€Iððm€going€to€either€advise€the€jury€to€disregard€that€orÐ ä4 Ðmake€no€comment,€whichever€you€prefer.ÐÍ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[DEFENSE€COUNSEL]:€€Weððre€stuck.€€I€guess€weððll€disregard€it,Ð Ÿï Ðwonððt€we?ЈØ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àTHE€COURT:€€All€right.ÐZª` x` x ÐÌà  àWhether€to€declare€a€mistrial€lies€within€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trial€court,€and€we€willÐ ,| Ðnot€disturb€the€court's€decision€absent€a€clear€showing€of€abuse€of€discretion.€€òòState€v.€Landóó,€34Ð e ÐS.W.3d€516,€527€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€2000).€€A€mistrial€should€be€declared€in€a€criminal€case€onlyÐ þN Ðwhen€something€has€occurred€that€would€prevent€an€impartial€verdict,€thereby€resulting€in€aÐ ç 7 Ðmiscarriage€of€justice€if€a€mistrial€is€not€declared.€€òòSeeóó€òòid.óó€(citing€òòState€v.€McPhersonóó,€882€S.W.2dÐ Ð!   Ð365,€370€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994));€òòState€v.€Jonesóó,€15€S.W.3d€880,€893€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1999)Ð ¹" ! Ð(citing€òòArnold€v.€Stateóó,€563€S.W.2d€792,€794€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1977)).€€"Generally€a€mistrial€willÐ ¢#ò" Ðbe€declared€in€a€criminal€case€only€when€there€is€a€'manifest€necessity'€requiring€such€action€by€theÐ ‹$Û# Ðtrial€judge."€€òòState€v.€Millbrooksóó,€819€S.W.2d€441,€443€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991)€(quoting€òòArnoldóó,Ð t%Ä $ Ð563€S.W.2d€at€794).€The€burden€to€show€the€necessity€for€a€mistrial€falls€upon€the€party€seeking€theÐ ]&­!% Ðmistrial.€€òòLandóó,€34€S.W.3d€at€527€(citing€òòState€v.€Williamsóó,€929€S.W.2d€385,€388€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð F'–"& Ð1996)).Ð /(#' ÐÌà  àWe€respectfully€disagree€with€the€defendantððs€arguments€on€appeal€that€the€ð ðpaid€informantÐ *Q%) Ð.€.€.€blurted€out€a€statement€in€an€effort€to€secure€convictionðð€and€that€the€testimony€ð ðprejudiced€theÐ ê*:&* ÐDefendant€such€that€a€mistrial€was€appropriate€and€should€have€been€granted.ðð€€In€òòState€v.€PaulÐ Ó+#'+ ÐHayesóó,€No.€W2001„02637„CCA„R3„CD,€2002€WL€31746693€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Dec.€6,€2002)Ð ° Ðòòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó€(Tenn.€May€27,€2003),€we€explained€the€factors€to€be€considered€in€decidingÐ ™é Ðwhether€a€mistrial€should€be€declared€following€improper€testimony€by€a€witness:Ð ‚Ò ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àWhen€determining€whether€a€mistrial€is€necessary€after€a€witness€hadÐ T¤ Ðinjected€improper€testimony,€this€court€has€often€considered:€(1)Ð =  Ðwhether€the€improper€testimony€resulted€from€questioning€by€theÐ & v ÐState,€rather€than€having€been€a€gratuitous€declaration;€(2)€the€relativeÐ  _ Ðstrength€or€weakness€of€the€Stateððs€proof;€and€(3)€whether€the€trialÐ ø H Ðcourt€promptly€gave€a€curative€instruction.Ðá 1 ` x` x ÐÌòòId.óó€at€*4€(citing€òòState€v.€Demetrius€Holmesóó,€No.€E2000„02263„CCA„R3„CD,€2001€WL€1538517Ð ³  Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Nov.€30,€2001)).€In€òòHolmesóó,€we€pointed€out€that€these€factors€were€ð ðnon„Ð œì  Ðexclusiveðð€and€ð ðmay€not€be€pertinent€in€every€case.ðð€€òòHolmesóó,€2001€WL€1538517,€at€*4€n.1.€Ð …Õ  ÐHowever,€in€the€present€case,€all€three€factors€are€pertinent.€€First,€the€improper€testimony€was€onÐ n¾  Ðcross„examination,€rather€than€direct€questioning€from€the€State.€€Second,€the€record€shows€the€StateÐ W§  Ðpresented€relatively€strong€proof.€€Finally,€the€trial€court€offered€to€give€a€curative€instruction,€whichÐ @ Ðdefense€counsel€waived.€€Based€upon€the€facts€of€this€case€and€our€review€of€the€record,€we€concludeÐ )y Ðthat€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€in€denying€the€motion€for€a€mistrial.€€Ð b ÐÌòòò òÓ  ÓCONCLUSIONó óóóÐ ä4 ÐÓBgÓÌà  àBased€on€our€review,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court;€however,€because€theÐ · Ðjudgment€form€does€not€reflect€the€jury„imposed€fine€of€$2000,€we€remand€for€entry€of€a€correctedÐ  ð Ðjudgment.Ô#†XØ/XXX=~ƒ:#ÔÔ#†¼š)»XXØ/3#ÔÔ‡XØ/X»¼š)ÔÐ ‰Ù ÐòòóóÔ#†¼š)»XXØ/¾h#ÔÔ€XØ/X»¼š)ÔÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð [« Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGE