Where an accused pleads guilty to one charge on an indictment before the jury, evidence relevant only to that charge must not be adduced or referred to in the trial of the remaining charges, and a trial judge's directions to disregard such evidence may be insufficient to cure the resulting prejudice, particularly where the evidence portrays the accused as having a criminal disposition.
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