COA orders new trial after finding 'evidentiary harpoon' placed defendant in peril

A trial court abused its discretion by not granting a man’s request for a mistrial based on an "evidentiary harpoon," the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in a Tuesday reversal.

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