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Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.381

RULE 3.381. FINAL ARGUMENTS

In all criminal trials, excluding the sentencing phase of a
capital case, at the close of all the evidence, the prosecuting
attorney shall be entitled to an initial closing argument and a
rebuttal closing argument before the jury or the court sitting
without a jury. Failure of the prosecuting attorney to make a closing
argument shall not deprive the defense of its right to make a closing
argument or the prosecuting attorney’s right to then make a
rebuttal argument. If the defendant does not present a closing
argument, the prosecuting attorney will not be permitted a rebuttal
argument.

Cases Citing Rule 3.381

Total Results: 10

Amendments to Fla. Rules of Final Arguments

957 So. 2d 1164, 2007 WL 1285808

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 3, 2007 | Docket: 1679417

Cited 14 times | Published

before the jury." That committee's proposed new rule 3.381 addressed the order of closing arguments in criminal

Category: Criminal Procedure

Kidder v. State

117 So. 3d 1166, 2013 WL 2494704, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 9264

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 12, 2013 | Docket: 60232568

Cited 2 times | Published

Court of Florida amended rule 3.250 and added rule 3.381 to eliminate the "sandwich.” See In re Amendments

Category: Criminal Procedure

EK v. State

963 So. 2d 309, 2007 WL 2301361

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 14, 2007 | Docket: 625994

Cited 2 times | Published

adult criminal cases. See id.; see also Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.381. In juvenile proceedings, a child offering

Category: Criminal Procedure

& SC13-706 Lamar Z. Brooks v. State of Florida and Lamar Z. Brooks v. Julie L. Jones, etc.

175 So. 3d 204

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 7, 2015 | Docket: 2655276

Cited 1 times | Published

sitting without a jury.” See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.381; see also Final Arguments,

Category: Criminal Procedure

Aaron Mohanlal v. State of Florida

162 So. 3d 1043, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 5116, 2015 WL 1545227

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 8, 2015 | Docket: 2679419

Published

250 no longer refers to closing arguments, and rule 3.381 now provides that the state always has the opening

Category: Criminal Procedure

D.B. v. State

979 So. 2d 1119, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 5195

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 9, 2008 | Docket: 64854634

Published

her behalf. § 918.19, Fla. Stat. (2007); Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.381. However, a juvenile delinquency case is

Category: Criminal Procedure

DB v. State

979 So. 2d 1119, 2008 WL 942799

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 9, 2008 | Docket: 1713889

Published

her behalf. § 918.19, Fla. Stat. (2007); Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.381. However, a juvenile delinquency case is

Category: Criminal Procedure

Brown v. State

976 So. 2d 1201, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 4345, 2008 WL 783283

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 26, 2008 | Docket: 64854182

Published

of Criminal Procedure 3.250 and adopting new rule 3.381. See In re Amendments to the Fla. Rules of Criminal

Category: Criminal Procedure

Taylor v. State

969 So. 2d 583, 2007 WL 4245421

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 5, 2007 | Docket: 1403855

Published

section 918.19 by amending Rule 3.250 and creating Rule 3.381, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. The rules

Category: Criminal Procedure

E.K. v. State

963 So. 2d 309, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 12625

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 14, 2007 | Docket: 64851899

Published

adult criminal cases. See id.; see also Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.381. In juvenile proceedings, a child offering

Category: Criminal Procedure