Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/19/1990

Commonwealth v. Balog

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576 A.2d 1092
395 Pa. Super. 158
1990 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1350

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noting that the defendant’s reference to a co-conspirator’s prior acquittal was not so prejudicial as to require a per se mistrial
noting that the defendant's reference to a co-conspirator's prior acquittal was not so prejudicial as to require a per se mistrial
noting that a trial court may not presume that a jury will disregard judicial instructions admonishing them to disregard improper evidence
noting that a trial court may not presume that a jury will disregard judicial instructions admonishing them to disregard improper evidence
double jeopardy bars reprosecution where less drastic alternative to mistrial was not considered by trial court
“[T]he trial court’s failure to consider the less drastic alternative of curative instructions shows that the court did not adequately consider the importance to the defendant of being able, once and for all, to have his trial completed by a particular tribunal.”

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Judges: Cavanaugh, Sole, Hudock

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