Opinion ID: 2274490
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Partial Preservation.

Text: Although Mayo's brief is vague on the subject, [12] our review of the record confirms the Commonwealth's contention that these interrelated issues are only partially preserved for appellate review. And Mayo did unsuccessfully move for a mistrial during the Commonwealth's cross-examination of him. So the denial of that motion for a mistrial is adequately preserved. Mayo did object to the Commonwealth's reference to matters ostensibly covered by KRE 404, but that objection was based upon the alleged impermissible use of that evidence by the Commonwealth to show Mayo's bad character. On appeal, however, Mayo contends that the evidence in question fails admissibility under KRE 404(b) (i.e., that it is facially inadmissible) and, moreover, that the trial court should have excluded the matters because the Commonwealth did not give the requisite notice of its intent to introduce evidence of prior bad acts. The issue regarding the evidence's facial admissibility under KRE 404 is preserved, therefore; but any issue regarding exclusion because of the Commonwealth's failure to provide adequate notice is unpreserved. Finally, Mayo did not ask for a mistrial during the Commonwealth's closing argument; instead, Mayo asked for the trial court to admonish the jurya request the trial court granted. And Mayo expressed no contemporaneous dissatisfaction with the content of the trial court's admonition. So because Mayo received all the relief on that point he requested, his argument on appeal that he was entitled to a mistrial or a further admonition because of the Commonwealth's references to a good jury is unpreserved.