- A. Counsel shall prepare a closing argument and shall deliver it at the conclusion of the hearing unless there is a strategic reason not to do so. The attorney should be familiar with the court rules, applicable statutes and law, and the individual judge's practice concerning time limits and objections during closing argument, and provisions for rebuttal argument by the prosecution.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:148.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Public Defender Board, LR 37:2611 (September 2011), LR 45:415 (March 2019).