The court properly exercised its discretion when it denied defendant's mistrial motion. In that motion, defendant asserted that portions of the prosecutor's summation shifted the burden of proof. However, in each instance the court had sustained defendant's objection and struck the allegedly offending remark. The court's curative actions were sufficient to prevent any prejudice (see People v Santiago,
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