2020 Georgia Code
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 8 - Trial
Article 4 - Conduct and Argument of Counsel
- § 17-8-70. Number of Counsel Permitted to Argue Case
- § 17-8-71. Order of Argument After Evidence Presented
- § 17-8-72. Misdemeanors and Cases Arising From Inferior Judicatories; Time Limits on Closing Argument
- § 17-8-73. Noncapital and Capital Felony Cases; Time Limits on Closing Argument
- § 17-8-74. Allowance of Additional Time for Closing Argument
- § 17-8-75. Improper Statements by Counsel
- § 17-8-76. Argument to or in Front of Jury as to Possibility of Clemency
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Comment by prosecution on failure of defendant to call character witnesses, 80 A.L.R. 227.
Criticism in judge's charge to jury of argument of defendant's counsel in criminal case, 86 A.L.R. 899.
Attorney's comment on opposing party's refusal to permit introduction of, or to offer, privileged testimony, or to permit privileged witness to testify, 116 A.L.R. 1170.
Comments by prosecuting attorney regarding jury's right or privilege to recommend or fix punishment, 120 A.L.R. 502.
Exclusion or absence of defendant, pending trial of criminal case, from courtroom, or from conference between court and attorneys, during argument on question of law, 144 A.L.R. 199; 85 A.L.R.2d 1111.
Propriety and effect of attack on opposing counsel during trial of a criminal case, 99 A.L.R.2d 508.
Comment or argument by court or counsel that prosecution evidence is uncontradicted as amounting to improper reference to accused's failure to testify, 14 A.L.R.3d 723.
Propriety and prejudicial effect of prosecuting attorney's arguing new matter or points in his closing summation in criminal case, 26 A.L.R.3d 1409.
Propriety and prejudicial effect of informing jury that accused has taken polygraph test, where results of test would be inadmissible in evidence, 88 A.L.R.3d 227.
Propriety and prejudicial effect of prosecutor's argument to jury indicating his belief or knowledge as to guilt of accused - modern state cases, 88 A.L.R.3d 449.
Propriety and prejudicial effect of prosecutor's argument giving jury impression that defense counsel believes accused guilty, 89 A.L.R.3d 263.
Propriety and prejudicial effect of prosecutor's argument to jury indicating that he has additional evidence of defendant's guilt which he did not deem necessary to present, 90 A.L.R.3d 646.
Propriety and prejudicial effect of prosecutor's argument giving jury impression that judge believes defendant guilty, 90 A.L.R.3d 822.
Circumstances giving rise to prejudicial conflict of interests between criminal defendant and defense counsel - state cases, 18 A.L.R.4th 360.
Attorney's right to appear pro hac vice in state court, 20 A.L.R.4th 855.
Prosecutor's appeal in criminal case to self-interest or prejudice of jurors as taxpayers as grounds for reversal, new trial, or mistrial, 60 A.L.R.4th 1063.
Prosecutor's appeal to racial, national, or religious prejudice as ground for mistrial, new trial, reversal, or vacation of sentence, 70 A.L.R.4th 664.
Propriety of trial court order limiting time for opening or closing argument, 71 A.L.R.4th 200.
