The first issue is whether the prosecutor's remarks in opening statement to the jury concerning defendant's refusal to testify in his co-defendant's trial were so prejudicial that a mistrial should have been declared. We hold that the remarks were that prejudicial and that the instruction given by the trial court in an attempt to cure the effect of the remarks was not sufficient to do so.
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