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Memo: IPG 56 (ETHICAL OPENING STATEMENT & CLOSING ARGUMENT)

June 29, 2023

STAYING WITHIN THE CIRCLE OF PERMISSIBLE OPENING STATEMENT AND CLOSING ARGUMENT*

(June 29, 2023 Edition)**

*A publication of the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office©. Reproduction of this material for purposes of training and use by law enforcement and prosecutors may be done without consent. Reproduction for all other purposes may be done only with consent of the author, Santa Clara County DDA Jeff Rubin.

**This version of the Inquisitive Prosecutors Guide newly updates and revises the February 18, 2022 Edition of “Staying Within the Circle of Permissible Opening Statement and Closing Argument.”

See the full document https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/2024-03/2023-ipg-56-ethics-in-opening-statem…

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