Prior to trial, the parties agreed that an undercover officer would testify under an assumed name. The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant's mistrial motion, made when the prosecutor's opening statement revealed that the officer would be using a pseudonym. The court provided detailed and thorough instructions, both immediately and in its final charge, that the jury should draw no inference, either unfavorable to defendant or favorable to the officer...
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