The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant's mistrial motion, made after a police witness revealed uncharged crime evidence that the court had precluded. The court sustained defense counsel's objection, struck the response, recalled the witness to give clarifying testimony favorable to defendant and twice provided curative instructions which the jury is presumed to have followed (see People v Davis,
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