Gary Wayne Oswalt v. State of Indiana

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• finding juror rehabilitated after affirming he would follow the court’s instructions, listen to the evidence, and decide the case based only on the instructions and evidence
• affirming denial of challenge of potential juror for cause; potential juror expressed “discomfort” at trying child molestation case, but discomfort did not amount to bias or prejudice
• finding appeal preserved when the defendant extinguished his peremptory challenges and had “‘a record that says … I’m out of preempts and I’m not getting who I want.’”
• requiring ex- haustion of peremptory challenges to preserve issue of juror competence on appeal
• deferring to trial court’s ability to assess demeanor of potential juror
• our supreme court did not find bias where a juror expressed discomfort and uttered the statement that he would not want a juror like himself adjudicating the case

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