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§ 17-8-72 - Time limits on closing argument -- Misdemeanors and cases from inferior judicatories

O.C.G.A. 17-8-72 (2010)
17-8-72. Time limits on closing argument -- Misdemeanors and cases from inferior judicatories


In all misdemeanor cases and cases brought up from inferior judicatories, counsel for either party shall not occupy more than one-half hour in the whole discussion of the case after the evidence is closed without obtaining special leave of the court before the argument is opened.