{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-8-71","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-8-71","heading":"Order of argument after evidence presented.","body":"After the evidence is closed on both sides, the prosecuting attorney shall open and conclude the argument to the jury. The defendant shall be entitled to make a closing argument prior to the concluding argument of the prosecuting attorney.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 8 Trial","Article 4 Conduct and Argument of Counsel"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.17.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"3bf1e4c25e4e9d8958b49bcde2d1d21e98798ea102c60372db6e9ffcf051e206","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-8-70","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-8-72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}