201 Md. App. 155 - Molter v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “This Court has recognized that granting a motion for a mistrial lies within the discretion of the trial judge. The trial judge , who hears the entire case and can weigh the danger of prejudice arising from improper testimony, is in the best position to determine if the extraordinary remedy of a mistrial is appropriate. We will not reverse a trial court's denial of a motion for mistrial unless the defendant was so clearly prejudiced that the denial constituted an abuse of discretion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 237 Md. App. 439 - Bynes v. State

2. “Ordinarily, the unexplained exclusive possession of recently stolen goods permits an inference that the possessor is the thief ... and when it is shown that the property was stolen as a consequence of a breaking, the trier of fact may further infer that the thief was involved in the breaking.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 225 Md. App. 72 - Hall v. State

3. “[T]he granting of a mistrial is an extraordinary remedy that should only be resorted to under the most compelling of circumstances.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 237 Md. App. 439 - Bynes v. State