{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-88","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-88","heading":"State to open and close arguments.","body":"In any criminal trial, the counsel for the state shall be entitled to open and close the argument.","path":["TITLE 54. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 961*. TRIAL AND PROCEEDINGS AFTER CONVICTION","PART I. DISCOVERY, TRIAL AND WITNESSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_961.htm#sec_54-88","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"ced660fef3c0cc9a662a8069044f8540a1c2096ff3723ba6d930119495c9b812","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-87","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-89"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}