WILLIAMS, Judge.
In this case we are called upon to decide whether the trial court's reference to a prior conviction of the defendants, made within hearing of the entire jury venire at the start of voir dire, constituted a mandatory ground for mistrial under LSA-C. Cr.P. art. 770. Because we find the remark within the purview of Article 770, we hold that the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion for a mistrial. Accordingly, we reverse defendants' convictions...
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