Section 54-88 - State to open and close arguments.

CT Gen Stat § 54-88 (2019) (N/A)
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In any criminal trial, the counsel for the state shall be entitled to open and close the argument.

(1949 Rev., S. 8804.)

There is no rigid requirement that prosecutor's final summation must be limited solely to rebuttal of matters raised in defendant's argument. 170 C. 417. Cited. 230 C. 351.