People v. Robertson

Defendant appeals his jury conviction of two counts of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549, claiming three errors that deprived him of a fair trial.

First he contends that the court erred in denying his motion for mistrial. We do not agree. The grant or denial of a mistrial motion rests in the sound discretion of the trial judge and relief is merited only after a finding of abuse of that discretion. People v Mitchell, 61 Mich App 153, 165; 232 NW2d 340 (1975), People v Talaga, 37 Mich App 100, 102-103; 194 NW2d 462 (1971). To find reversible error, the trial court’s denial of…