The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant's mistrial motion based on alleged prosecutorial misconduct during summation. Although the prosecutor, at times, made isolated remarks that might be construed as suggesting that defendant failed to present evidence at trial, the comments did not deprive defendant of a fair trial in light of the court's timely and detailed curative instructions reminding the jury that the People bore the burden of proof and that...
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