The following excerpt is from People v. Smith, 16 N.Y.3d 786, 2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 01364, 920 N.Y.S.2d 284, 945 N.E.2d 477 (N.Y. 2011):
3. The right of counsel to address the jury upon the facts is guaranteed to the defendant and prosecutor alike ( see People v. Ashwal, 39 N.Y.2d 105, 109, 383 N.Y.S.2d 204, 347 N.E.2d 564 [1976] ).
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