STATE v. EL

22380

286 S.C. 560 (1985)

335 S.E.2d 544

The STATE, Respondent, v. Ronald EL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided October 3, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Whittle, Jr. of Johnson, Johnson, Maxwell, Whittle & Snelgrove, Aiken, and S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Atty. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Carolyn M. Adams, Columbia, and Sol. Robert J. Harte, Aiken, for respondent.


Submitted Aug. 1, 1985.

Decided Oct. 3, 1985.

Per Curiam:

Appellant was convicted of forgery and sentenced. We affirm.

Appellant argues that the trial judge erroneously limited his closing argument to twenty minutes when he requested thirty minutes. He asserts that under S.C. Code Ann. § 40-5-330 (1976) and Article I, § 14, of the South Carolina Constitution he was entitled to argue for two hours as a matter of right. Therefore...

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