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Smith v. State

Citations

  • 953 S.W.2d 870
  • 330 Ark. 50
  • 1997 Ark. LEXIS 527

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  • holding that it was proper to deny a motion for mistrial when the request was not made at the first opportunity, even though the motion had been preceded by two defense objections sustained by the trial court
  • declining to reach the merits of Smith's claim that the prosecutor's comments violated his right not to testify since Smith failed to make a contemporaneous objection to the comment

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Judges: Corein, Newbern, Thornton

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