California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dominguez, F077174 (Cal. App. 2020):
"A court should grant a mistrial motion based on a witness's statement if it judges the defendant has been prejudiced in a way that an admonition or instruction cannot cure. Because this is inherently a speculative matter, the trial court has considerable discretion in ruling on a mistrial motion. [Citation.]" (People v. Rices (2017) 4 Cal.5th 49, 92.) The trial court's refusal to declare a mistrial is thus reviewed under the abuse of discretion standard. (Ibid.)
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