Cowards v. State

How courts have described this case

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• improper to cross-examine police officer regarding facts not personally known to the officer, but contained in the case investigation file
• whether to grant a mistrial is a matter within the trial court’s discretion and that discretion will not be interfered with on appeal unless it is apparent that a mistrial is essential to preserve the defendant’s right to a fair trial

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).