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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 21 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State v. Newell.

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1 State v. Newell Anchor
iowa · 2006
green “a mistrial is appropriate when 'an impartial verdict cannot be reached' or the verdict 'would have to be reversed on appeal due to an obvious procedural error in the trial.” 14
2 State v. Jirak
iowactapp · 1992
green “ordinarily, abuse of discretion is found upon the denial of a mistrial only where there is no support in the record for the trial court's determination.” 4
3 State v. Jirak
iowactapp · 1992
green “they are present throughout the trial and are in a better position than the reviewing court to gauge the effect of the matter in question on the jury.” 3

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