A trial judge's decision to discharge a jury will constitute House v The King error where it is made without application by either party, against the accused's opposition, where corrective directions are available as a 'simple solution', and where the apparent purpose is to allow the prosecution to improve its case at a subsequent trial by running a tendency or coincidence case for which no statutory notice was given. The availability of anti-tendency directions is a significant factor weighing against discharge.
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