BUTTLER, Presiding Judge.
In this filiation proceeding, ORS 109.124-.235, tried to a jury, the state introduced evidence of a second paternity suit then pending against appellant-father (appellant). The dispositive issue is whether appellant's motion for mistrial should have been granted. Because we conclude that the denial of the motion was prejudicial error, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
The following colloquy occurred during the state's cross-examination...
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