State v. Hannesson
Citations
- 989 N.W.2d 501
- 2023 ND 80
Syllabus
Ordering a mistrial is an extreme remedy that is only appropriate when there is a fundamental defect or occurrence at trial that makes it evident that continuing would be productive of manifest injustice. Curative jury instructions will generally remove prejudice caused by a prosecutor's improper statements because a jury is presumed to follow the district court's instructions.
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- explaining that when interpreting a contract “courts should examine and consider the entire writing in an effort to harmonize and give effect to all the provisions of the contract so that none will be rendered meaningless”
- holding that “counterfactual uncertainty” precludes summary judgment
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Judges: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair
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