What is the test for controlling the duration and scope of a trial judge's closing argument?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Powell, F075848 (Cal. App. 2019):
A trial judge has broad discretion to control the duration and scope of closing argument. The court "may ensure that argument does not stray unduly from the mark, or otherwise impede the fair and orderly conduct of the trial." (Herring v. New York (1975) 422 U.S. 853, 862.) Under an abuse standard, we will not disturb the trial court's decision on appeal unless it was exercised in an arbitrary, capricious or patently absurd
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