WEBSTER, J.
In this direct criminal appeal, appellant, relying on Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.250, contends that he is entitled to a new trial because, although he offered no testimony in his behalf at trial other than his own, he was denied the first and last closing arguments. The state responds that, based on section 918.19, Florida Statutes (2006), the trial court correctly determined that the state was entitled to the first and last closing arguments...
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