What rights does a defendant have in a closing argument?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Evans, C083690 (Cal. App. 2018):

Defendant has a constitutional and statutory right to present a closing argument. (Herring v. New York (1975) 422 U.S. 853, 865 [45 L.Ed.2d 593, 595, 602]; 1093, subd. (e).) As a matter of constitutional law, however, the trial court has "great latitude" in limiting the scope of closing argument. (Herring, at p. 862 [45 L.Ed.2d at p. 600].) The trial judge may "terminate argument when continuation would be repetitive or redundant. He [or she] may ensure that argument does not stray unduly from the mark, or

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