California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Graham v. Masters, 199 Cal.Rptr.3d 85, 365 P.3d 861, 62 Cal.4th 1019 (Cal. 2016):
retains discretion to impose reasonable time limits and to ensure that argument does not stray unduly from the mark.' [Citation.]" ( People v. Boyette (2002) 29 Cal.4th 381, 463, 127 Cal.Rptr.2d 544, 58 P.3d 391 ; see 1044 ["It shall be the duty of the judge to ... limit the ... argument of counsel to relevant and material matters...."].)
The trial court initially said that it intended to allot a total of 210 minutes to closing
[365 P.3d 901]
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