Poust v. Hylton

OPINION BY DANIELS, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Donald Poust, Sr., appeals from the order of the trial court, entered on November 15, 2006, denying Appellant’s post-trial motion seeking a new trial because of the trial court’s failure to grant Appellant’s motion for a mistrial. Appellant’s motion for a mistrial was made during trial because of the flagrant and intentional violation by defense counsel of a pretrial order of the trial court, precluding defense counsel from referencing the word “cocaine” with respect to Appellant’s decedent during the presentation of evidence at trial. For the following…