Opinion ID: 1058661
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Evidence of a Knife and Gloves

Text: When the Commonwealth sought to elicit testimony about a knife and a pair of gloves found in Teleguz's car shortly after the murder, Teleguz objected, arguing that the knife and gloves had not been connected to the murder and such evidence was therefore irrelevant. The trial court sustained Teleguz's objection finding the evidence too attenuated and prejudicial. Teleguz subsequently moved for a mistrial and if the mistrial was not granted to certainly instruct the jury with regard to the excluded evidence. The trial court responded by instructing the jury that the knife and gloves were not to be considered as evidence. Teleguz assigns error to the trial court's failure to grant his motion for a mistrial, arguing the Commonwealth's comments on the knife and gloves tainted the jury. Based on the record, we conclude that Teleguz has waived this assignment of error. When the trial court granted the request for the jury instruction, Teleguz raised no objection to the failure to grant the mistrial. Accordingly, this assignment of error is waived. Rule 5:25.