DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.
1. The granting or refusing of a motion for mistrial is necessarily a matter largely within the discretion of the trial judge, and unless it is apparent that a mistrial is essential to the preservation of the right to a fair trial, the exercise of the judge's discretion will not be interfered with. Manchester v. State, 171 Ga. 121 (7) (155 SE 11); Georgia Power Co. v. Puckett, 181 Ga. 386 (182 SE 384); Hicks v. State,
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