State v. Begin
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of assault on an officer, violation of a protective order, and refusing to submit to arrest. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the judgment of conviction, holding that the superior court did not err or abuse its discretion by (1) allowing testimony about the violent details of a prior unrelated incident; and (2) denying Defendant’s motion for a mistrial after the State made certain improper remarks in its opening statement, as any prejudice resulting from the prosecutor’s improper remarks was adequately remedied by the court’s response.
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