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INTRODUCTION

A jury found defendant and appellant Arlon Watson guilty of the first degree murder of Dannie Farber and found true gun and gang allegations. On appeal, defendant contends that the judgment must be reversed because of juror misconduct, discovery violations, and the introduction of inadmissible hearsay and character evidence. We hold that reversible error did not occur and affirm the judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I. Factual background.

A. Prosecution’s case. In May 2009, Farber was a high school senior with above-average grades who also played football. He planned either to attend college and play football or to become a firefighter. Becoming a firefighter would, Farber hoped, give him the resources to move his family out of the Compton area. He was not a gang member, and he had no arrest record. On May 24, 2009, around 9:30 p.m., Farber was at a Louisiana Fried Chicken on Rosecrans and Central with his girlfriend, Araceli Nogueda. A man came into the restaurant and walked to Farber’s and Nogueda’s table. He asked Farber, “ ‘Where you from, cuz?’ ” Standing, Farber responded, “ ‘What?’ ” Pulling a gun from his left pocket, the man shot Farber…