Supreme Court of South Carolina· 6/27/2005

State v. Stanley

Citations

615 S.E.2d 455
365 S.C. 24
2005 S.C. App. LEXIS 158

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holding that a grant of a mistrial is a drastic action that should be exercised only when no other curative action could remove the prejudice claimed
holding a defendant must show both error and resulting prejudice in order to be entitled to a mistrial
holding a defendant must show both error and resulting prejudice in order to be entitled to a mistrial
finding the decision to grant a mistrial is in the sound discretion of the trial court and will not be overturned on appeal absent an abuse of discretion amounting to an error of law
placing the decision to grant or deny a the extraordinary remedy of a mistrial within the sound discretion of the circuit court, and requiring a showing of both error and resulting prejudice to support a mistrial
\The decision to grant or deny a mistrial is within the sound discretion of the trial judge.\

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Judges: Anderson, Stilwell, Williams

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