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LANE v. STATE

No. S01G0976.

559 S.E.2d 455 (2002)

274 Ga. 751

LANE v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 4, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacqueline J. Herring, Atlanta, for appellant.

Paul L. Howard, Jr., Dist. Atty., Christopher M. Quinn, Robert C. McBurney, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.

BENHAM, Justice.

This appeal concerns the right to open and conclude closing argument in the trial of a criminal case. The right is controlled by OCGA § 17-8-71, which provides as follows: "After the evidence is closed on both sides, the prosecuting attorney shall open and conclude the argument to the jury. If the defendant introduces no evidence, his counsel shall open and conclude the argument to the jury after the evidence on the part of the state is closed...

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