What is a judge's duty to limit the amount of time that counsel can argue in closing arguments?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People 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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