West Virginia Supreme Court· 5/27/2008

State v. Lowery

Citations

664 S.E.2d 169
222 W. Va. 284
2008 W. Va. LEXIS 39

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concluding that a mistrial was not warranted where a spectator in the courtroom was ejected after an outburst and the jury was instructed to disregard the outburst
finding that a spectator’s “brief outburst, followed by an immediate ejection of the spectator from the courtroom, and a curative instruction, did not create a manifest necessity for a declaration of a mistrial”
“The decision to grant or deny a motion for mistrial is reviewed under an abuse of discretion standard.”
spectator’s outburst in court did not create manifest necessity for a mistrial

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