Supreme Court of Delaware

Defendant's request for a mistrial was reasonably denied where: 1) the witness' two disputed comments were fleeting, unsolicited, reflect Defendant's own words, and possibly conveyed no meaning to the jury; 2) the likelihood of resulting prejudice was slight; and 3) the trial judge's instructions to the jury sufficiently mitigated any resulting prejudice.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/18/2008
• Published 12/18/2008

Judges

• HOLLAND, Justice:, Before HOLLAND, BERGER and RIDGELY, Justices.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James J. Haley, Jr., Esquire, Ferrara & Haley, Wilmington, DE, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy J. Donovan, Jr., Esquire, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, for appellee.