WALLER, Chief Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. A trial court may declare a mistrial for misconduct that substantially and irreparably prejudices a party's case. During voir dire in this case, a prospective juror referred to the defendant, Dr. Malachy DeHenre, as an abortionist. We must decide whether this isolated statement required a mistrial. We find that it did not. Any harm caused by the statement was reparable, and the trial court took immediate action to cure...
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