State of Tennessee v. Joseph E. Skelton

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• prohibiting a party from “standing silent while the trial court commits an error in procedure, and then rely on that error to his or her own advantage at a later time”
• accused must have “realistic opportunity to object, prior to a trial court’s sua sponte declaration of a mistrial”; appellate court will not presume a realistic opportunity to object in the face of a record that inadequately reflects the original proceedings

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