How have courts treated a motion for a mistrial in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Delgado, B292821 (Cal. App. 2020):
Footnotes:
1. All further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.
2. The trial court denied defense counsel's mistrial motion. That ruling is not at issue here.
3. People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497.
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