The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant's mistrial motion, made after an officer testified during cross-examination about attempting to buy drugs from defendant on a prior occasion. The court prevented any prejudice when it struck the officer's response and gave a prompt curative instruction, which the jury is presumed to have followed (see People v Santiago,
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