Opinion ID: 1666085
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Heading: The Trial Court Properly Refused Appellant's Request for a Mistrial.

Text: Here, the record does not indicate that the suppression of the alternative perpetrator evidence provided a manifest necessity for granting a mistrial because no Brady violation occurred. See Gould v. Charlton Co., Inc., 929 S.W.2d 734, 738 (Ky.1996) (It is universally agreed that a mistrial is an extreme remedy and should be resorted to only when there is a fundamental defect in the proceedings which will result in a manifest injustice. The occurrence complained of must be of such character and magnitude that a litigant will be denied a fair and impartial trial and the prejudicial effect can be removed in no other way.). As such, the trial court properly denied Appellant's request for a mistrial. See Woodard v. Commonwealth, 147 S.W.3d 63, 68 (Ky.2004) (holding that the decision to grant a mistrial is within the sound discretion of the trial court and will not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion).