The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant's mistrial motion, made following the prosecutor's improper question to a witness, since the court's thorough curative instructions, which the jury is presumed to have understood and followed, were sufficient to prevent any prejudice (see People v Santiago,
The court properly refused to submit assault in the third degree as a lesser included...
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