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# O.C.G.A. § 17-8-70. Number of counsel permitted to argue case.

Not more than two counsel shall be permitted to argue any case for each side, except by express leave of the court. In no case shall more than one counsel for each side be heard in conclusion.

## History

Ga. L. 1924, p. 75, § 1; Code 1933, § 27-2202.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey of criminal law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 153 (2004).

## U.s. Code.

Closing arguments, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 29.1.