The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant's untimely mistrial motion made on the basis of the prosecutor's summation. The challenged remarks constituted fair comment on the evidence and were responsive to defense arguments, and the summation did not deprive defendant of a fair trial (see People v D'Alessandro,
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