Opinion ID: 465407
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Heading: Denial of Mistrial Request

Text: 63 Domina contends the district court erred in denying a mistrial because of a response by Purnell to a question by defense counsel in which he stated, [W]e had talked in the past about his robberies which led to this.... The Government objected and the district judge sustained the objection, noting that he had admonished the jury not to consider prior robberies. Any prejudice to Domina was minimal in light of the brief reference and was, in any event, neutralized by the curative instruction. It was not an abuse of discretion to deny the mistrial. See United States v. Kahan & Lessin Co., 695 F.2d 1122, 1124-25 (9th Cir.1982).