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4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 134 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. Williams.

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1 State v. Williams Anchor
tenncrimapp · 1996
green “the purpose for declaring a mistrial is to correct damage done to the judicial process when some event has occurred which precludes an impartial verdict.” 64
2 State v. Saylor
tenn · 2003
green “normally, a mistrial should be declared only if there is a manifest necessity for such action.” 34
3 State v. Saylor
tenn · 2003
green “in other words, a mistrial is an appropriate remedy when a trial cannot continue, or a miscarriage of justice would result if it did.” 27
4 State v. Williams
tenncrimapp · 1996
green “to correct damage done to the judicial process when some event has occurred which precludes an impartial verdict.” 9

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