Court Opinion

ID: 9521661
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 02:09:28.990492+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:50:04.606739
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SULLIVAN, Judge,
concurring.
Cause for reversal as a matter of law is an extremely close question insofar as denial of the Motion for Mistrial is concerned. I do not believe that reversal is required only if the strict definition of “evidential harpoon” as found in White v. State (1971) 257 Ind. 64, 272 N.E.2d 312, is met.
Be that as it may, the reprehensible conduct of the prosecutor, notwithstanding the cautions of the trial judge, is not of itself cause for reversal. With some reservation, I concur with the majority upon this issue.