{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-8-72","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-8-72","heading":"Misdemeanors and cases arising from inferior judicatories; time limits on closing argument.","body":"In all misdemeanor cases and cases brought up from inferior judicatories, counsel for either party shall not occupy more than one-half hour in the whole discussion of the case after the evidence is closed without obtaining special leave of the court before the argument is opened.","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":"ec05cf7b0500d4ad5f37ad2291a45192f795a588036cc94850108393f9494553","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-8-71","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-8-73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}