Does a defendant have a constitutional right to have counsel present closing argument to the trier of fact?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Aguigui, A141300 (Cal. App. 2015):
A criminal defendant has a constitutional right to have counsel present closing argument to the trier of fact as part of the right to assistance of counsel. (Herring v. New York (1975) 422 U.S. 853, 858 & fn. 8.) "At closing argument a party is entitled both to discuss the evidence and to comment on reasonable inferences that may be drawn therefrom." (People v. Morales (2001) 25 Cal.4th 34, 44.) Whether the inferences "are
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