Topic: the law presumes that the jury will follow the instructions… · Go Syfert
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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 40 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 Commonwealth v. Brown.

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1 Commonwealth v. Brown Anchor
pa · 2001
green “the law presumes that the jury will follow the instructions of the court.” 26
2 In re County Investigating Grand Jury XXV
pa · 2013
green “only where the incident upon which the motion is based is of such a nature that its unavoidable effect is to deprive the defendant of a fair trial by preventing the jury from weighing and rendering a true verdict.” 9
3 In re County Investigating Grand Jury XXV
pa · 2013
green “a trial court may grant a mistrial only where the incident upon which the motion is based is of such a nature that its unavoidable effect is to deprive the defendant of a fair trial by preventing the jury from weighing and rendering a true verdict.” 5

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