Opinion ID: 1311026
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: Jane Healey and Bonnie Courtney

Text: During voir dire, Breard moved to strike Jane Healey from the jury for cause, claiming that she stated she was unsure whether she could follow the court's instructions and be objective. The trial judge denied the motion for the moment, but stated that he would rehear the motion upon completion of voir dire. Breard, however, failed to renew the motion. The trial judge, therefore, reasonably could have assumed that Breard had acquiesced in seating Healey as a juror. Additionally, Breard could not have been prejudiced because the record shows that the Commonwealth struck Healey from the jury panel. See Buchanan v. Commonwealth, 238 Va. 389, 404, 384 S.E.2d 757, 766 (1989), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1063, 110 S.Ct. 880, 107 L.Ed.2d 963 (1990). With respect to juror Bonnie Courtney, Breard claims that the trial court erred in failing to declare a mistrial after Courtney indicated that she had read a newspaper article about the case. We will not consider this claim because Breard did not move for a mistrial in the trial court. Rule 5:25.